Ridiculous

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Ridiculous

FrankC — 5/10/2002 11:25:02 AM (archived)

<"the Arabs could take 10, or 20 or 30 to one losses, and keep replacing people."

Hard to replace when everyone is running in the opposite direction. Israel could have routed and conquered all the Arab states. I would agree that holding the ground long term would have been difficult but that is a political problem.

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A long-winded reply to Bowser's post on borders - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2002 12:24:24 PM
- 1967 - E.P.Grondine - 5/10/2002 2:58:43 PM
  - True... - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2002 4:47:33 PM
    - Actually - E.P. Grondine - 5/10/2002 9:00:32 AM
  - Israel fought a pre-emptive war in 1967. - ebnelson - 5/10/2002 3:37:18 PM
    - Re: Israel fought a pre-emptive war in 1967. - Bowser - 5/10/2002 3:58:48 PM
      - None of the countries in the region are capable of sustaining long term ops. - ebnelson - 5/10/2002 4:06:59 PM
        
        Ed, you're starting early. - Bowser - 5/10/2002 4:57:12 PM
        
        The casualties they inflicted are well documented. - ebnelson - 5/10/2002 5:19:20 PM
    - 1973 - E.P. Grondine - 5/10/2002 9:53:38 AM
      - Thanks! Very informative - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2002 4:01:04 PM
- Re: Roots . . . - D. Spires - 5/10/2002 11:55:43 AM
- Good points - Matt Burley - 5/9/2002 2:36:14 PM
- Israel will have trouble taking it both ways. - ebnelson - 5/9/2002 1:49:56 PM
- Very creative. - Bowser - 5/9/2002 1:33:58 PM
  - Re: We did build villages in Japan -- and they are still there, 'occupied' by Americans, today . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 5/10/2002 11:53:09 AM
  - Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2002 3:18:28 PM
    - Ask the Japanese about the Kuril Islands - Larry J - 5/10/2002 1:29:16 PM
    - Back to the border. - Bowser - 5/9/2002 5:43:44 PM
      - Are you just making this up as you go along? - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2002 7:27:39 PM
        
        What? - Bowser - 5/10/2002 4:06:55 PM
        
        Re: Than - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2002 5:10:14 PM
        
        Meant to type subject: "That's what." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2002 5:11:00 PM
        
        The current conflict is because the Cease Fires of 1967 and 1973 did not restore the borders. (n/t) - ebnelson - 5/10/2002 4:08:18 PM
      - Bowser, while we agree on the basic justice of the Pal cause - ebnelson - 5/10/2002 2:15:47 PM
      - Ridiculous - FrankC - 5/10/2002 11:25:02 AM

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