The government discusses its response to the firing of the missiles. The chief of staff reports that the Americans are planning to bomb Iraq with atomic weapons and have called upon the inhabitants of Baghdad to evacuate the city. A Channel One reporter bursts into the government meeting room and announces that a smart bomb has hit Saddam's bunker and killed him. Then the government also wakes up to action.
The chief of staff: "What do you think of eliminating Arafat on the background of the general upheaval?"
The defense minister supports the proposal.
The prime minister: "An IDF force has acted in response to the Palestinian provocations and aggression and has eliminated the leaders of the PA and Arafat."
By releasing this, the Israelis have sent out two messages if we decide to attack Iraq.
One to Saddam, you are dead. You can't run nor hide from the Candy Gram message, the President will send to you.
The second one to Arafat, You and your PA terrorists are dead!
You can bet that those who rule Jordan, the Saddam and the Arafatty have read these loud and clear messages.
You are of course, correct for some of the reasoning behind this release.
I am however, still concerned about the reference to the nuclear option. Wouldn't a B52 strike pretty much reduce Bagdhad to rubble? Any thoughts on this?