Andrew Crystall wrote:
>
> On 6 Mar 2003 at 14:54, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > > > Jeroen, out of idle curiosity, I know you think that
> > > > we sent those troops to the Middle East for the
> > > > amusement value, but:
> > > > 1. Do you think that it would be a bad thing for
> > > > Saddam Hussein to acquire nuclear weapons?
> > > > 2. If you do, what would you do to stop him?
> > >
> > > I'd like to hear other people's answers as well, AND have the same
> > > question applied to North Korea, Taiwan, Israel (oops, they already
> > > have 'em!) etc
> >
> > Of the listed countries (Iraq, N. Korea, Taiwan, Israel) how many have
> > attacked a neighboring country without provocation? I don't think
> > that Iraq and Taiwan are all that comparable in this case....
>
> Israel attacked first in the 6-day war.
>
> Documentation later uncovered in Egypt clearly shows that the kickoff
> date for the Arab attack was three days after Israel launched their
> first strike.
I'd say that might count for provocation. If Israel clearly saw that they
were about to be attacked and pre-empted the attack, that's different from
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Julia
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