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2006-11-22 Africa North

Rethinking the Egypt-Israel "Peace" Treaty

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-11-22 05:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Egypt's equipment may now be on par with Israel's, but what about the operators? Arabs have not yet shown a lot of prowess in modern-style warfighting, and even less in modern equipment maintenance.

If Egypt had NOT signed the peace treaty they would not have US weapons, but they would still have weapons - French, Chinese, etc. Having them armed with US weapons means they have a spare parts vulnerability - ask Iran.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-11-22 08:28|| 2006-11-22 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I still think the Egyptians should have rolled over Libya long ago and taken their oil. Arabs can beat up other Arabs. After that they could save the people of the Sudan from poverty and misgovernment while claiming even more oil.

The obsession with Israel is just stupid.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-22 11:27|| 2006-11-22 11:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Funny to see the only thing Carter really gets any credit for during his horrible term may now be looked at in the unfavorable light of history.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-22 11:30|| 2006-11-22 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Before judging this too quickly, consider the strategic implications of the maligned treaty --

-- it took Egypt off the board.

No Arab war against Israel is possible without Egypt. Simply can't work. By getting a peace treaty coupled with US arms support (and Glenmore is right, those weapons have some heavy strings attached), Egypt no longer threatens the peace.

Combine that with Israel's known but undeclared nuclear deterrent and you have the reasons why there has been no major state-to-state war since 1973.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-11-22 12:05|| 2006-11-22 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Missed your calling Doc.

Posted by Shipman 2006-11-22 12:53|| 2006-11-22 12:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve W.,
Yep, it's important strategy to keep them away from outright action. Doesn't stop their treachery tho.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-11-22 16:14|| 2006-11-22 16:14|| Front Page Top

#7 I guess that at times bribes are better than warfare.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-11-22 19:10|| 2006-11-22 19:10|| Front Page Top

#8 The treaty gave Arabs an entirely new way to persecute their Jihad against Israel.
It lost Israel the strategic depth (the thing that saved us in 1973) of Sinai.
It lost Israelis the elbow space (which every nation needs --- if only for psychological reasons).

Posted by gromgoru 2006-11-22 22:17|| 2006-11-22 22:17|| Front Page Top

#9 one nuclear bomb - delivered to the Aswan dam - would wipe Egypt off the map, economically and militarilly

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-22 23:25|| 2006-11-22 23:25|| Front Page Top

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