Originally posted by Gank
Btw Sandwich, if you're reading this what's your thoughts on Israels dependance on Russian oil and the Gog-Magog war?
Sorry, been at work for 12 hours today. Oy.
Russian oil: I don't know where we get our oil - ceeertainly didn't know it was Russian. I do know that we've found oil in the Mediterranian / Red Sea (can't recall which).
Dunno if it makes much difference, but a majority of Israel's military - at least the armored ground forces - runs off diesel, not gasoline.
Gog-Magog war: I say, bring it on. I'm getting tired of all the back-biting, accusations, international war crimes trials, threats, bombings, etc etc etc. If the Bible is true (which, as most of you know, I believe it is), then Israel is the only nation on the face of the earth with a guarantee of survival. Yeah, we'll be battered hard, but when Jesus comes back wielding the heavy end of the Hammer of Godâ„¢ against all those nations who came up against Jerusalem....

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If the Bible is true. You, of course, need not subscribe.

Originally posted by Styxx
It's mighty enough, with the help of the US, to hold off any of the nations that pose a credible threat to it, and that's more than good enough.
Actually, we're "mighty" enough today to hold off any one nation that might attack us even without the help of the US, with the (obvious) exceptions of the US, China, probably Russia, and maybe India. But there's two partially-interconnected things in relation to a war that Israel cannot, under any circumstances, allow:
- A war on multiple fronts
- A battle on Israeli soil
Part of the reason Israel struck first in 67 was that first point - all her neighbors were amassing on her borders, and she cannot withstand such an assault effectively. Thus the pre-emptive strike on Egypt's (grounded and unmanned, I might add) air force.
And the second point has to do with sheer size... or rather lack thereof. Israel is so tiny that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in about 7 hours - and that's the long, north-south way. East-west, you can cross Israel by car in approx. 1 hour.
That simply leaves zero room for error.
