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by michaelmrose 1572 days ago
The bombed an unfinished plant that they believed would have been critical in paving the way for a belligerent dictator to obtain nuclear weapons courtesy of short sighted idiots in Europe.

Both the Iranians and the Israelis actually bombed the site one different operations in different years. Thereafter Saddam is now known to have said.

"Once Iraq walks out victorious [over Iran], there will not be any Israel"

It was both justified and didn't represent the risk that attacking this reactor represents.