Posted on 09/21/2002 3:02:55 PM PDT by ex-Texan
Israel Tells the U.S. It Will Retaliate if Attacked by Iraq
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has informed the Bush administration that he plans to strike back if Iraq attacks Israel, according to Israeli and Western officials.
Mr. Sharon's statements, made privately to senior American officials in recent weeks, represent a major shift in Israeli thinking since the 1991 Persian Gulf war, when 39 Iraqi Scud missiles struck without any Israeli response.
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The prime minister's position reflects a widespread belief among Israeli politicians and generals that Arab leaders perceived Israel's restraint in 1991 as weakness. Throughout his military and political career, Mr. Sharon has always held that any attack on Israel must be promptly and powerfully punished.
"I don't think there is a scenario in which Israel will get hit and not strike back," a senior Western official said. "I think the evolving strategy will be commensurate response."
Mr. Sharon's position has significant implications for the Pentagon, which fears that an Israeli entry would stir up Arab public opinion and make it harder for the Pentagon to maintain cooperation from the Arab states where Washington hopes to base American forces
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See above posting on sorry worn out racist rhetoric...
This sorry argument is over because you've now resorted to racist rhetoric and have no basis for genocide.
All I got to say is... genocide is genocide.
and facts is facts.. no matter how much we want it change...
Long live Washington!
nukes suck pal... get it straight... we're trying to prevent this from being a bunch of Jews.
BEFORE
AFTER
August 7, 1945, about noon, Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb Dome from a former shopping center 400 meters away. Smoke and the heat rise but not any living thing.
August 10, 1945, Nagasaki. The charred remains.700 meters from the hypocenter.
F7 years after the bombing, hastily-dug graves were found. 252 bodies. Hiroshima, July 30, 1952
WE ARE NOT SUBORDINATE TO ISRAEL'S INTERESTS!
Don't put words in my mouth. I have not said such and have not suggested so.
Given the number of people who routinely travel between Israel and the United States, Israel is virtually an American colonial state anyway. Do you have something against US foreign policy objectives being supreme on Earth?
The US has total control of the situation in Iraq. They've been hitting the SCUD box for weeks and you know it.
Your crying about anti-semetic nonsense is beginning to sound less rational and more like a need for counseling.
Israel IS interfering with US foreign policy.
First you argue that the US needs to send military transponder codes to Israel (which IDF has been requesting for years). Then, you state that Israel's foreign policy is more important US national interests. Now, you claim that I'm making you out to be a traitor.
Well, I got news buddy... if you can't figure out which nation you are a citizen of... leave the US. This nation doesn't need people subverting US national security, of which military transponder codes are clearly a part.
Did you read the Washington Doctrine that I posted?
What aspect do you not understand?
Is there a reason you believe that UNITED STATES security needs to be secondary to Israel's interests?
No, are you an American citizen?
quote: Why don't you move back to Saudi Arabia with all those Wahabbists you apologize for?
I'm not apologetic for any terrorists. I will, however, protect the interests of Americans of Arab descent who are victimized by militant racists.
ARE YOU AN AMERICAN CITIZEN OR NOT????
quote: Go back to your mosque, Jew basher.
ARE YOU AN AMERICAN OR NOT????
Deal with the facts YEHUDA... US INTERESTS GO BEFORE ISRAEL'S... FACE IT OR LEAVE IT.
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