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To: Bilow who wrote (195484)	8/7/2006 2:38:14 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Carl, why don't you look up the history before talking through your hat? The Jewish population as the war started was about 650,000. The British blockade was still on, preventing refugees coming in from the DP camps on Cyprus. The Israeli "Air Force" during the War of Independence was two small Czech planes. The British blockade had effectively prevented the importation of planes or large arms. They had a few smuggled pieces and some things they took from the departing British. Israel's casualties were large and both civilian and military. Remember that Jerusalem was under siege from 1947 and Jordanians shelled it for months.

To: Bilow who wrote (195484)	8/7/2006 8:49:16 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

At some point, given your dark view of the future for israel, the Israelis will use their nukes on someone that flattens Tel Aviv. Neither of us want this outcome i know but truth be told there would be no hizbolla if south lebanon was nuked and personally I think israel would do this rather than see Tel Aviv levelled by cruise missiles. This is the other side of assymetric warfare that folks forget. Same goes for the US in its wars and some of the left already claims that use of nukes have been under discussion by the Bush admin. Please address the other side of assymetric warfare when the stronger side has either been peppered by suicide attacks or unlimited katushas carrying ball bearings for maximum civilian damage or by cruise missiles. What about use of poison gas which we know is in the syria/iran arsenal? And with the syrians talking tough now, what do you think the israelis have in store for them if they crossed such a line. What the israelis have not done is to make the consequences of certain actions clear to all, even if that is an admission of their owning nukes which everyone knows they do in the first place.