Haha I kid about the Tom Clancy thing. It's too bad that the books stop being good after Rainbow 6. But I digress
I wouldn't use Fiction to argue a point either
I agree though on Israel has good restraints on the use of WMDs. However, they have the most technological advances military in the region. They almost don’t need to use them to end most conflicts. The other thing is that even though they won’t start tossing WMDs around; Israel has always been gruelingly respected by Western Intelligence agencies in that they get business done, and often with bloody efficiency. With Jericho teams (specialized Mossad direct action units that operate outside of Israel) and other tools of their military intelligence wing, it wouldn’t surprise me if they felt the world community wasn’t acting fast enough, and they go take care of the issue themselves.
Reminded of a story. In the 80’s when Qaddafi (sp?) was annoying Israel, Israeli special project division came up with a guided missile that could seek out a particular colour. The theory was that Qaddafi always wore a military uniform that was a distinctly different shade of tan than the rest of his officers and the hue of the desert. They assembled an action team to use it on him. Unfortunately, the device malfunctioned and exploded, seriously injuring the team, and the project was scrapped.