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Re: Peace in the Mid-East?
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Thu, 16 May 2002 08:27:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > Nite quite John. Let's just look at one front.
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> <snip long quote which you have *already* offered elsewhere which I can't find
> relevant>
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> Just answer this question "yes" or "no": Would the Arabs have invaded Israel
> if they hadn't acted first?
The quote demonstrated:
a) Why Israel wanted the war.
b) How they provoked it.
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> > > For you to say that they "invaded" shows that
> > > *you* did most of the snoozing in history class.
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> > lol How would you describe the theft of land by an army when the battle was
> > mostly over?
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> "Mostly over"? It's never "over" for the Arabs. They proved that 6 years
> later on Yom Kippur.
The battle was "mostly over". Israel was reluctant to advance substantially
into Arab territory as they feared a counter attack by external powers (i.e.
the USSR). When they heard that the UN was about to call for a ceasefire
(supported by the USSR), they made a rapid advances into Jordan (the West
Bank) and Egypt (Sinai).
Do you understand why Yom Kippur started?
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> > > > > I do support Israel's right to fight back
> > > > > though.
> > > >
> > > > Do the Palestinians not have the ?right to fight back??
> > >
> > > Through the use of terror??? Please answer this specific question.
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> ???..Is this the sound of squirming silence?
Not quite John, I answered this "point" in my reply to Mike.
Scott A
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> -John
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| (...) Israel tricked the Syrians. Fine. The purpose was to control the Golan Heights so as to provide a safe buffer between her and Syria. It was a completely *defensive* strategy. Has Israel used this strategic advantage against Syria in an (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) <snip long quote which you have *already* offered elsewhere which I can't find relevant> Just answer this question "yes" or "no": Would the Arabs have invaded Israel if they hadn't acted first? (...) "Mostly over"? It's never "over" for the (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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