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To: neolib who wrote (61328)	4/24/2008 6:20:36 AM
From: NAG1	Respond to of 542136

Neolib, <<Edit: It also indicates that Israel would have used them in '73 against both armies and cities if the war had not turned in their favor. So that is the most salient point I take away from the article.>> I don't know why you think this is the most salient point out of the article. Maybe it was too long ago for most to remember but there were many Arab country declarations that their armies would march into Israel, take over Israeli cities and annihilate the civilian populations. There was precedent in pre world war 2 palestine where these things did happen on a smaller scale. I find that Israel's policy of using these weapons only when faced with annihilation of its civilian population reasonable. It means that someone is not going to wake up one morning and say, I think it is time for Damascus to go bye bye. I doubt that the Arab countries of that time and ones like Iran now would show such restraint. That, I think is the salient point in my mind. Thanks for the link to the article. I only read a small part of it but it seemed very nicely written and researched. Neal