Friday, June 27, 2008

Barak: Only deterrent military power will bring peace

From Ynet News, by Yonat Atlas, 26/6/08:

'He who seeks peace, should prepare for war,' says defense minister at Air Force graduation ceremony....

"We seek peace with every fiber of our being and detest war, but we are sober, and we know that he who seeks peace should prepare for war," Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday evening at the Air Force flight school graduation ceremony at the Hazerim air base.

"Only deterrent military strength and superior excellence lead to a swift victory, and they are what will lead to peace. And when achieved, it will be stable and long-lasting," he said.

...President Shimon Peres also attended the event....[and] praised the IAF's record, quoting foreign media reports that it has launched strikes against two nuclear facilities (Iraq in 1982 and Syria in 2007). "....

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