tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20382625.post113752855840458300..comments2023-06-15T12:01:37.032+03:00Comments on Life through my Eyes: 2006 calling June 7th, 1981Avramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16296573781960136899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20382625.post-1158651584240013112006-09-19T10:39:00.000+03:002006-09-19T10:39:00.000+03:00"You once again exaggerate the effectiveness of th..."You once again exaggerate the effectiveness of the Osirak strike. It was not the strike that thwarted Iraq's nuclear program, but something of Saddam's own doing-invading Kuwait."<BR/><BR/>Osirak was in 1981 ... Kuwait was in 1991 ... 10 years ole chap ...<BR/><BR/>"If Saddam wanted to murder large numbers of people, as you suggest, he could have tapped into his chemical and biological weapons inventory."<BR/><BR/>Which he DID against the Kurds and if I'm not mistaken, the Iranians too. However, notice that he never ever threatened Israel with weapons of mass destruction again (The scuds in 1991 didn't include chemical or biological warheads)<BR/><BR/>"largely poor, uneducated Iranian constituency"<BR/><BR/>Ummm, poor perhaps but if you ever read the literature coming at of Iranians OUR age in that country, they're a very educated people. It seems that there's lots of grumbling in that country towards his antics, but only time will tell what will happen.<BR/><BR/>"If Israel is allowed to be a nuclear weapon state why isn’t Iran?"<BR/><BR/>Israel has only ever threatened to use their nuclear arsenal ONCE, and that was in 1973 when a cowardly attack on Yom Kippur almost had the Arabs on the verge of their Final Solution dreams. They are there just in case we ever have that situation again. Iran on the other hand, has already stated what its 'dreams' are ... Any country stating it's desire (almost daily) to wipe off another country of the map and at the same time purusing nuclear weapons is a definite red light - at least for us people who can't TAKE A CHANCE that it's actually a deterrent.<BR/><BR/>"Also, your distate for the UN doesn't fancy me."<BR/><BR/>UN ... How about non-stop one sided resolutions against Israel with nothing against the radical Muslim atrocities going on world wide? Something against Palestinian suicide bombings? nope. Something against the Saudi slave trade? nope. Anything more than a peep against Darfur? nope. Should we look also at the UN assisted kidnapping of 3 Israeli soldiers in 2000? Or the proof that UNWRA serves as a tool for Hamas to 'educate' their youth? Or how about their 'double' definition of the word 'refugee'? The list goes on and on ...Avramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296573781960136899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20382625.post-1155140183330908262006-08-09T19:16:00.000+03:002006-08-09T19:16:00.000+03:00"The attack did not hinder Iraq's development of a..."The attack did not hinder Iraq's development of a nuclear program, it actually accelerated Hussein’s aspiration for a bomb>"<BR/><BR/>Gules - did he ever get remotely close to a bomb again? The answer is no. Did that 'daring strike' eliminate Iraq's ability to kill millions of people 10 years later in the Gulf War? You betcha.<BR/><BR/>Do I want a strike on Iran? I think it will be a necessity - Last time the Jews ignored a man who talked about their destruction, we were tertiated (6,000,000 Jews were lost). Is that a risk we can afford to take again when the Iranian president talks continually about wiping us out?<BR/><BR/>Lastly, please see one of my later posts about Osirak (on it's 25th anniversary). A French researcher actually admits that Chirac and his government were HAPPY that Israel destroyed the plant - they probably realized what that plant was really being built for (Israel or Iran most likely) ...Avramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296573781960136899noreply@blogger.com