Comments on: Benny Morris: Why Israel will bomb Iran

By: Nearly Oxfordian

Nearly Oxfordian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:01:39 +0000

Seconded, David. That asshole is just another antisemite.

By: Nearly Oxfordian

Nearly Oxfordian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:00:26 +0000

“assume that nearly everything Israel does is automatically wrong, by definition”

That’s called antisemitism, actually.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:38:41 +0000

Belated Reply to TT(if anybody is still reading this thread): My point was not about indiscriminate use of nuclear weapons, but the fact that even selective targeting may set in motion a chain reaction involving not only America and Iran, but other Arab states as well to include the closing of the straits of Hormuz and catastrophic spiking of oil prices and oil shortages, let alone massive loss of life in any event.

By: David All

David All — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:45:06 +0000

B. Stoker = BS.

By: B. Stoker

B. Stoker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:28:46 +0000

Being a jew-hater is morally indefensible: being an Israeli-hater is not

By: modernity

modernity — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:57:39 +0000

neither do I, but TheIrie certainly has a bit of an obsession and a distinct unwillingness to read up on the Middle East, which is a bit strange, given he’s been discussing it for the past 2+ years?

you can’t argue morality with people that 1) argue irrationally 2) will not acknowledge the bleeding obvious 3) are not interested in the topic to read up a bit about it 4) assume that nearly everything Israel does is automatically wrong, by definition, etc 5) they don’t argue in good faith 6) have an entrenched ideology which superseding everything else

[you will notice TheIrie's profound ignorance on the topic of enrichment, and how even the most elementary point has to be BEATEN out of him, which is extremely tedious]

By: Zkharya

Zkharya — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:42:38 +0000

I must say, I do not think Irie is a Jew hater. He just chose to misrepresent what I said. If he simply wished to contest the morality of Israel’s ever using nuclear weapons in such a situation, that would have been fine. That is something to discuss.

By: Zeeshan Dogar

Zeeshan Dogar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:41:25 +0000

Iran’s determination to “wipe Israel off the map” only echoes similar sentiments of Israel’s neighbours in the region. Iran may have the key to building nukes. So from Israel’s perspective, it’s either to take on Iran when they do not have the bomb or face them when they are armed. “Regime change” is not an option in places like Iran, because the mass population (though they may not support their government) share in the anti-Israel sentiment. A conflict is not only inevitable but the only way out. This would really be a good time to sing John Lennon’s ‘imagine’…

By: modernity

modernity — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:54:17 +0000

Zkharya,

it is, indeed, the age old story that Jew haters and like minded obsessives will twist WHATEVER Jews say, that’s their modus operandi

that’s why it is important not to let them set the agenda or play their game? because you can “clarify” until you’re blue in the face it doesn’t matter to them, they are dishonest interlocutors, it is just more for them to pick at it and misuse.

I hope you’ve learnt that lesson and will, in the future, avoid assisting them?

By: Zkharya

Zkharya — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:52:20 +0000

Just to clarify:

I am not advocating dropping a neutron bomb on Gaza.

I do not even know if such a thing is or would be seriously contemplated by IDF strategists.

I do know that mass rocket barrages are hard to counter, and their crews and launchers hard to kill, destroy or disable.

My notion was, that in the event of a failed attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, with most of the Israeli airforce destroyed, a combined Hizbullah, Hamas and Iranian conventional, and perhaps non-conventional, assault, her conventional forces overstretched, Israel might resort to nuclear weapons. In the case of Gaza, as above.