I couldn't care less about Israel, but yea it's probably a bad idea
The main problem I have with Israel, is that they are not permitted to retaliate the way they want to. We always stop them just as they are starting to win...
I couldn't care less about Israel, but yea it's probably a bad idea
The main problem I have with Israel, is that they are not permitted to retaliate the way they want to. We always stop them just as they are starting to win...
I'd be okay with allowing them to retaliate in whatever manner they see fit, with the condition that if they lose the advantage we don't do a damn thing.
I agree. And it would make for good studying @ West Point...Btw, have you ever heard of the Samson Option?
Well, they had their finger on the button. It was that close. This is a quote from wikipedia:
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador warned President Nixon of “very serious conclusions" if the United States did not airlift supplies. Nixon complied. This is seen by some commentators on the subject as the first threat of the use of the Samson Option.
We shouldn't have airlifted supplies. We should have let the Israelis use the Samson Option.
Edit: My personal opinion only.
Well, they had their finger on the button. It was that close. This is a quote from wikipedia:
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador warned President Nixon of “very serious conclusions" if the United States did not airlift supplies. Nixon complied. This is seen by some commentators on the subject as the first threat of the use of the Samson Option.
We shouldn't have airlifted supplies. We should have let the Israelis use the Samson Option.
Edit: My personal opinion only.
Being an armchair General, I suspect someone is going to nuke someone - sooner than later. And not necessarily where most would expect. I'm thinking more along the lines of Pakistan cutting loose on India. And then a crippled, uncoordinated retaliation from India.
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