[veronica]

FYI.

[longleaf]

Why haven't they done the same thing to Iran's reactor(s) yet?

[Demidog]

It was an act of war. Characterizing it as "saving the world" is as hyperbolic as your claims that anyone who disagrees with you is anti-Semetic.

Left out in this piece is the extraordinary support given Iraq by the U.S. under Ronald Reagan. I wonder why.

[knighthawk]

BUMP

[Cinnamon Girl]

Basically, this article itemizes the usual European crybabies and American nitwits who get confused every time Israel does something militarily and vote to have it condemned in the UN. Fortunately, our (U.S.) government's actions speak louder and better than words.

[pepsionice]

Let me see...is this the same Israel that bombed the USS Liberty too? And what came out of that incident?

[ChaseR]

“Provocative, ill-timed and internationally illegal,” sobbed U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield.

"And yet, the story of the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor is, more than anything else, the story of Begin’s moral and political courage."

In times of great pressure, when a vital decision has to be made...
Israel always knows -exactly in which way to respond; and this still holds true today.

(It better:

Report: North Korea sells Egypt 24 medium-range missiles

Syria developing VX gas missile warhead with N. Korean help

[Sueann]

This is just a guess - but I think GW would have sent Israel congratulations!!

[mrustow]

I could have told you, that you'd offend the Buchananites. Too late now. Maybe you can do something to get back in their good graces, like slit your own throat. Oops, I just remembered! There is nothing a Jewish supporter of Israel can do, up to and including dying, that will cause the Brigadists to tolerate, accept, or respect him.

[monkeyshine]

A great story.

[mindprism.com]

But history shall forever show that when the choice came down to saving Jewish lives or avoiding worldwide condemnation, Menachem Begin rained fire from the skies of Baghdad — without apology.

This illustrates a strategy that is most bothersome about Israel:

Once Israel perceives or has an enemy, it engages in pre-emptive actions against that enemy reinforcing a lack of parity between the two and perpetuating resentment and hatred.

It is like knocking someone down, then continually kicking them in the face whenever they attempt to get up then justifying your kicks to the world based on your opponents hatred of you.

That is not diplomacy, that is not honorable. It is dangerous. If America acted like that we would still be enemies with Japan and bombing them.

[xm177e2]

Moshe Dayan may have put it best: “Not one Arab would shed a tear were Israel to vanish off the face of the map....To me, the raid was a positive action. Iraq was producing nuclear weapons against Israel, and we were obliged to defend ourselves.”

This is not true, however, there are a lot of Arabs living in Israel who enjoy its freedoms. Some are rabidly anti-Israel, others more neutral, but many fear the idea of life under a non-democratic Arab ruler, and fear the loss of prosperity. This does not even begin to count Christian Arabs around the world, many of whom support Israel.

Not one official in any Arab government, however, would shed a tear for Israel. Nor would any Arab generals.

[Art in Idaho]

"Never again, never again. Tell your friends, tell anybody you meet, we shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal.”

Palin would say that. . .