Galilite wrote:Moishe - I am serious here. Would you announce to the entire world that you want to destroy a state and then initiate nuclear development? This is just too straightforward, and even if Ahmadinjehad is a nutcase, I doubt that all the Iranian government completely lacks strategic abilities. I also doubt that they would ever consider nuking somewhere near Jerusalem.
On the other hand, similar stunt was pulled by Sadat and Assad in 1973, and Israel wasn't ready for Yom Kippur War.
Thus far, the Arab and Muslim countries or peoples attacking Israel have been fairly consistent. They mean what they say.
When Ahmanutjob says he wants to wipe out Israel and create nukes to do it, I take him at his word.
Admittedly, Israel, the US, and sad cases like Louise and Infra, do not take him at his word.
Even well intentioned people seem to believe that "if only..."
If only Israel would do this that or the other (cease to exist).
If only the Arabs called Palestinians had their own land (which they do).
If only we would simply surrender to Islamic dominance of the world...
Then, they wouldn't want to kill us anymore.
The Yom Kippur War was not the result of Arab trickery. It was the result of self-delusion.
So, yes, this kind of self-delusion goes on, but it is by us, not them.
The Arabs and Muslims say exactly what they want.
You and I dead; Israel not to exist; and the US and the rest of the world to be Muslim.
