Whom To Bomb?

Charles Grodin Ponders A Question Only A President Can Answer

(CBS)  A weekly commentary by 60 Minutes II correspondent Charles Grodin:

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How do we know whom to bomb?

We seem to have so many countries we have serious problems with, it's difficult to figure out which ones we should bomb.

We have problems with Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Lebanon, Cuba, Libya, Sudan and China among others.

Right now, we are mostly focused on Iraq and North Korea.

We seem to be preparing to bomb Iraq, where this past week 12 undeclared warheads that can deliver chemical weapons were found.

We don't seem to be preparing to bomb North Korea, who has admitted they have a secret nuclear-weapons program.

We're not crazy about the leader of either country. They definitely have unlikable qualities.

So whom to bomb? And what happens after you bomb? It's up to President Bush to decide. What a job, and yet we always have so many people who want the job of president:

• Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.
  
• Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut.
  
• Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
  
• Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
  
• Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri.

Here's Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. He's thinking of announcing, as are:

• Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.
  
• Sen. Bob Graham of Florida.
  
• Former Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado.
  
• Former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois.

Here's the Rev. Al Sharpton. He wants to be president, too.

Presidents are known to visibly age on the job. Here's President Bush running for president. Here's President Bush after about two years of being president.

Here's President Clinton running for president. Here's President Clinton after eight years of being president.

It really doesn't seem like the best job for a long happy life - sitting around wondering whom to bomb.