Originally Posted by subba

Xrough sir, you are assuming rationality of response. If Israel is almost destroyed by nukes or India loses 2 million people in hours, how do you think one should naturally respond?

Any country that gets nuked should also rationally base or position it's response as irrational. So Israel, India, UK or France whosoever suffers the depradations of a nuke attack will judge and respond with overwhelming force wherever so they desire.

Why should Israel not hold Islam responsible as a whole and retaliate against it's bastions?

Remember the US response even to 911 was not exactly rooted in rationality.