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troung · 04-16-2005, 13:48 PM

"If they lose their edge, and are attacked, they will have no choice but to use the nuclear option. Easier to clean up the small messes."

One small mess cost over 200 dead Americans fighting people we didn't have a problem with before hand (Lebanon).

Actually they might become more prone to talk if they lose that "artifical" edge. They were ready to talk to Egypt after what happened in 1973. The whole point of 1973 was to show up an kill as many IDF soldiers as possible. After the IDF was brought into the real world by their losses for the time being they gave up land and made peace with Egypt. They didn't want to have a 1980 war with the renewed arab forces (it "only" took 7 years for the Arabs to field a good army in 1973).

There are only to bones Israel has with the Arabs, the Golan and Palestine, they pull out of those and the problem is really over. Yeah people will still not like them but the problem will end the dying could very well end and people could live again.

The problem is important people on both sides don't want the problem to end... to much money to lose by ending it.

04-16-2005, 13:48 PM	#19 (permalink)
troung A Self Important *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 4,308 Country:	"If they lose their edge, and are attacked, they will have no choice but to use the nuclear option. Easier to clean up the small messes." One small mess cost over 200 dead Americans fighting people we didn't have a problem with before hand (Lebanon). Actually they might become more prone to talk if they lose that "artifical" edge. They were ready to talk to Egypt after what happened in 1973. The whole point of 1973 was to show up an kill as many IDF soldiers as possible. After the IDF was brought into the real world by their losses for the time being they gave up land and made peace with Egypt. They didn't want to have a 1980 war with the renewed arab forces (it "only" took 7 years for the Arabs to field a good army in 1973). There are only to bones Israel has with the Arabs, the Golan and Palestine, they pull out of those and the problem is really over. Yeah people will still not like them but the problem will end the dying could very well end and people could live again. The problem is important people on both sides don't want the problem to end... to much money to lose by ending it.