From: George Sherwood 

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:16:58 +0000, Adam wrote:

> George Sherwood wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:23:15 +0000, Ad wrote:
>>
>>> Huummm... a preplanned war just waiting for the right provocation.
>>> Very close to a war of aggression.
>>>
>>>
>> A preplanned response to an act of aggression.  We normally just call
>> that good planning.  Unless you have some proof that the kidnappings
>> were directed by Israel, I don't see your point at all.
>>
>> George
>
> A kidnapping leading to war on that scale. Interesting. I had no idea
> that such an event was a cassus belli except in those cases where one
> party is actively looking for a provocation.

Didn't an assassination lead to WWI?  You have no idea what was the Israeli
plan or how far it was supposed to go.  No plan survives first contact. 
But your anti-Israel bias leads you down many paths.

George

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