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To: greggy
Do you think Israel would begin a systematic vaporization of Iraq only to invite her own destruction by Iraqi WMD scuds, or sue for peace and try to arrange some type of peace treaty like she did with Egypt? After all, we are talking about Israel's existence here. They couldn't stop every inbound scud in 1991, and they won't be able to stop them this time either. Makes for truly interesting thought, hey?

Not really.

Israel is generally acknowledged to be number 6 on the nuclear arsenal list with 4 - 6 hundred nuclear weapons. Israel has at least 3 nuclear submarines, 2 of which are always at sea, plus other conventional submarines. These submarines are generally acknowledged to be armed with nuclear weapons and the submarines locations are undetectable by the Arab world. I seriously doubt there would be any inbound Scuds if Israel launchs nuclear weapons first. One thing is for certain the entire Arab world understands Israel is the only nation in the Middle East with second strike capabilities and Israel will not hesitate to make the second strike against the entire Arab world.

97 posted on 08/19/2002 5:44:48 AM PDT by hflynn
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To: hflynn
One thing is for certain the entire Arab world understands Israel is the only nation in the Middle East with second strike capabilities and Israel will not hesitate to make the second strike against the entire Arab world.

The Muslim mind only cares about Jihad. Their own deaths are but another chapter in the multi-century old fight to convert the entire world to Islam. They don't care so much if they die as long as Israel goes first. This is particularly true with many of the clerics who have great enfluences over the masses.

109 posted on 08/20/2002 7:40:34 PM PDT by greggy
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