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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (77810)	7/1/2006 10:21:54 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

>>That's the problem I have with the Israelis, too. They attack first and call it self defense. When did they attack first? 1967? They had nearly a million troops massed on their borders, and had spent a month jawing at the UN. That doesn't count as fear of a future attack at an unspecified time. My impression is that the Israelis are not concerned with vengeance. Their fixation is deterring those who are committed to their destruction.<< Nadine - 1) The Israelis have made a number of missile attacks and bombing runs into other countries, not just the West Bank and Gaza, over the course of decades. These were all called "self defense". 2) I was talking about the U.S. when I spoke of attacking a country because it might attack at an unspecified time. Should have been more specific. 3) Yes, the Israelis say they are concerned with deterrence and self defense. (Though in many specific cases they have stated outright that attacks were made in retaliation for other attacks.) They've now been involved in this conflict for over fifty years, and people are continuing to die. I would hardly call their overall strategy a model for success in combatting terrorism. - Allen