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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Golan for Syria peace, plan for Iran strike
2008-11-23
A defense establishment paper recommends making contingency plans to attack Iran, reaching an agreement with Syria that includes leaving the Golan Heights and preventing new elections in the Palestinian Authority, even if this means a confrontation with the United States.

The paper will be presented to the cabinet next month as part of the National Security Council's annual situation assessment.

The document warns that in 2009, Israel may find itself facing a nuclear Iran virtually alone, following a rapprochement between the U.S., Iran and the Arab world that would also undermine Israel's military superiority. Additionally, it warns of a possible collapse of the PA, which would effectively kill the two-state solution.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Not to mention almost being overrun in 1973 and the US (that's Nixon to Grom) stripping the European theater of weapons and ammo to send to Israel. Would have been a great time for the Soviets to pour through the Fulda Gap.
Posted by: ed   2008-11-23 22:40  

#6  His Arrogancy is deliberately being intellectually dishonest with us. Just because their military superiority didn't depend on the US at the time doesn't mean it didn't depend on a nation that isn't Israel. The nations Israel bought weapons from then (Russia and France) stopped selling arms to Israel. Which is how we ended up selling to them.
Posted by: Mike N.   2008-11-23 22:35  

#5  I guess in Fandango universe 69 comes before 67.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-11-23 22:06  

#4  Well certainly the Gyptos and Paleos.
Posted by: Hellfish   2008-11-23 13:05  

#3  Does this mean the US can stop subsidizing Israelis, Egyptians and Palestinians? $6 billion/year will buy a lot of F-22s or manufactured goods the US no longer makes..
Posted by: ed   2008-11-23 12:35  

#2  If Israel's military superiority depended on USA, Israel would cease to exists in 1948, or 1956, or 1967.

The ghost of Richard Nixon called. He wants his tanks back.
Posted by: Milton Fandango   2008-11-23 12:31  

#1  The document warns that in 2009, Israel may find itself facing a nuclear Iran virtually alone

Nuclear Iran has a choice of conquiring Arab Gulf states---making Obambi geek, or MAD with Israel.

following a rapprochement between the U.S., Iran and the Arab world that would also undermine Israel's military superiority.

If Israel's military superiority depended on USA, Israel would cease to exists in 1948, or 1956, or 1967.

Additionally, it warns of a possible collapse of the PA, which would effectively kill the two-state solution

Yea, so?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-11-23 07:28  

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