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Originally Posted by Tchocky
THe headline is hilarious.
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Indeed.
the story of how Israel's nuclear policy came to happen, is one thing, and perfectly open for debate - like is the very founding fo the state of Israel. However, this is the present, and situations have chnaged and developed since then, sometimes for the better, in this case most times for the worse. Changing the nuclear policy of Israel now is - in the light of N-Korea and Iran - as much an option as is demanding the deconstruction of the state of Israel.
People may not be happy with the circumstances that led to the present status. Nevertheless the present is what we have to deal with, not so much the past. And judging the present by demands and reasons of 2-3 generations ago is confused and can only lead to failure in the widest meaning of the word.
So, I accept the Israeli nukes the same way like I accept the existence of the state of Israel. Both are fact that can only be rejected or reversed at the price of creating new unrest, injustice, and violence against innocents - and even on a greater scale, probably, than before. When I support Israel, emotional sympathy has little to do with it, but a mixture of pragmatism and a reasonable assessement of options available, and their consequences. which makes my - even critical - support for Israel probably even more solid a support than that of philantropists who only talk abstract things like culture and value and historic alliances, but in the storm of winds in that region constantly get blown back and forth and say "Yes" with their lips and do "No" by their deeds.
But maybe the world can learn a lesson or two from the example of modern Israel so that the same failures of the post-war fourties and the janus-headed nuclear policy will not be repeated. But many people seem to be eager to just do that repetition of old patterns as long as it forms effects in favour of their political views. that way, new misery is sure to be created. Policies ignoring realities - no matter the reason - do not solve things, but create problems. they are foolish becasue they always only adress fantasies inside people's heads.