Flash Back : Disproportional response to terrorist attack

[Sam Odom]

Washington Post Foreign Service

PARIS, Jan. 19 -- President Jacques Chirac said Thursday that France was prepared to launch a nuclear strike against any country that sponsors a terrorist attack against French interests. He said his country's nuclear arsenal had been reconfigured to include the ability to make a tactical strike in retaliation for terrorism...

The French president said his country had reduced the number of nuclear warheads on some missiles deployed on France's four nuclear submarines in order to target specific points rather than risk wide-scale destruction.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011903311.html

[still_one]

1. when Israel showed retraint in the 1973 Yom Kippur war

they lost over 2600 soldiers

[Poll_Blind]

2. Thanks for doing so much digging to make Israel look a little less crazy.

It didn't work but I really applaud the effort.

PB

[Sam Odom]

3. Just the facts, Mam! n/t

n/t

[BayCityProgressive]

4. yes everyone tells

Israel to restrain itself...no other nation restrains itself though. Double standards for the Jewish state yet again..

[acmejack]

5. Poor Israel!

It's terrible! Double triple standards, I notice these boards are totally bereft of Israel supposrters! Lonely little Israel...