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Old 9th Mar 2012, 13:05
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Many do not remember the sigh of relief shared bymany Gulf States when Israel took out the Osiraq Nuclear Plant in June 7 1981 with the success of Operation Opera.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Osirak.html

Actual gratitude expressed by many States after the firstGulf War to


And Operation Orchid in 2007. OperationOrchard was an Israeli airstrike on a nuclearreactorin the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria carried out on September 6, 2007. Technology from North Korea and Air DefenseRadar courtesy of Russia. I guess Russiawas truly RED in the face in back paddling their failed systems.

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/826/the-attack-on-syrias-al-kibar-nuclear-facility

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/washington/14weapons.html?pagewanted=all

History may repeat itself, and once again, if Israel should
takes the initiated to protect itself, the Gulf States will thank Israel. The danger of Iran's intention is not a perception, but real and apparent.
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