(Los Angeles Times) Yossi Klein Halevi - Israeli intelligence takes for granted that a cornered Hussein will unleash his nonconventional arsenal on Israeli cities. Those of us who sit on the front line of this imminent war have little patience with the appeasers who urge caution even as Hussein approaches nuclear capability. After all, we've been in this scenario before. We, who alone confronted Hussein's nuclear ambitions in 1981 and who must now contend with his chemical and biological arsenal, say to Washington's wavering allies: If not now, when?
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