Quoted: Whenever there is a controversy against the U.S. in the Iraq war, people respond by basically saying they deserve / it's okay because of 9-11 and how many were murdered by terrorists. Or when a suggestion is made to using nuclear weapons on Iraq and killing everyone, many support and advocated it because of 9-11. I really don't understand the logic here and would love to have it explained to me by one of these people.

I can help.

Back in 1941 we were attacked without warning by fanatics from Japan. We found ourselves at war and conducted ourselves accordingly. Soon we began to conduct operations against those who attacked us wherever we found them (Guadalcanal, Phillipines, Okinawa). We understood that in the course of fighting the war, which we didn't start, many innocent men, women and children would die from our attacks on the enemy. The only alternative was to let the enemy continue as before which always resulted in US deaths.

Then we got the bomb. We understood that our enemy was fanatical and determined. We calculated how many would die by concluded the war along conventional methods and went ahead with the decision to use the bomb.

Then in 2001 we were attacked without warning by Islamic fanatics. We found ourselves at war and conducted ourselves accordingly. But rather than being at war with just one country we discovered we were at war with a network of terrorists representative of nearly every Middle Eastern country who operated either officially or unofficially with their host nations. Soon we began to conduct operations against those who attacked us wherever we found them (Afghanistan, Iraq). We understood that in the course of fighting the war, which we didn't start, many innocent men, women and children would die from our attacks on the enemy. The only alternative was to let the enemy continue as before which always resulted in US deaths.

And we have the bomb. Of course current restrictions from treaties prevent it's use unless we are faced with the same weapons. We understand that our enemy is fanatical and determined and that is why many advocate it's use. We understand that we are (or will be) at war with nearly the entire region. And the acts in Fallujah and the executions of civilians prove that we are not dealing with a conventional war or people who will be impressed by conventional methods.

Since they have proved themselves to be savage pieces of shit who are conducting a religious war against non Muslims many here are inclined to just nuke the fuckers and be done with it.

Quoted: Last time I looked we did not have treaties in place with Syria, Iran and Iraq regarding the use of nuclear weaponry. The restrictions are self imposed. CW

But don't the NBC treaties forbid us from using them ANYWHERE in the world if we are not faced with the same weapons?

That was my understanding. In other words Russia wasn't allowed to nuke Chechnya for the same reason.