Hi DMF,
Originally posted by dmf
Step 1>> Iran makes a move against Isreal
Step 2>> Isreal retaliates
Step 3>> Iran ceases to exist
Unfortunately, the recent war in Lebanon is being interpreted by the Muslim world as a major defeat for Israel and a signal that the days of her military invincibility are over. This is causing a sea-change in Arab military thinking and perception as profound as the changed perception of the Army of Northern Virginia following the Union victory at Gettysburg. The days when a ground war against Israel was immediately ruled out by Muslim nations are definitely over, Assad is already boasting that Syria will soon liberate the Golan heights.
This perception is not entirely without merit. The current generation of Israelis is perhaps the least politically unified in the history of modern Israel, and has shown that it is simply not the same "tough as nails and willing to fight to the death" community that won in '48, '67, and '73. Many are beginning to ask if Israel might not have some of the same inherent problems and weaknesses that have hamstrung the ability of Western nations to effectively respond to the Jihadis. Could it be that they are gradually becoming as soft and visionless as the Western democracies?
- SEAGOON