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From: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Paul Pomes != Knowing the Situation
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 15:34:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 15:34:15 1984
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<Victims are people too>

	Someone asks how one can justify the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi
reactor, when Israel is probably developing nuclear weapons with theirs.
The answer is so fundemental that i'm surprised the question was even
brought up.

	Israel is (maybe) developing nuclear weapons in order to preserve
and insure the independence of Israel, and the freedom and lives of its
citizens, not to mention the very existencs of the country. They will use
them only if necessary in order to do the above things. It also prevents
war by being a good deterrent.

	Iraq is (maybe) developing nuclear weapons in order to be able to
start and win a war with Israel. To destroy the country, and the freedom
and lives of its citizens. It would cause a war to start by giving the
Iraqis confidence that they would win.

	It's a lot like asking why one justifies a policeman disarming
a murderer, since the policeman himself is armed!

	Al Algustyniak