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"Sniper, look at how 73 ended, the IDF had re-crossed the Suez and was actually CLOSER to Cairo than before the war began. I don't think there was ever really a danger of the war coming to Israeli cities, even though Israel did seriously **** up the beginning of the war"
On the first night of the war a Syrian tank column(Bde in strength) was on the road to Tel Aviv with absolutely NOTHING in their way.
The Bde CO hesitated, and waited until morning to attack. By then, the Israelis had put together a Bn sized armored TF and were able to blunt the subsequent Syrian attack into the heartland of Israel. The Syrians F'ed up, big time...the war was theirs to win, and they choked(The syrian commanding general was executed after the war for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory).
After the syrians screwed up in the north they pressed the egyptians to attack beyond their planned offensive, which is how the Israelis were able to counterattack across the Sainai penninsula. Had the Egyptians not bowed to Syrian pressure the Israelis would've never been able to launch their counter-attacks succesfully.
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