Provocative photos aside, I have developed a nagging doubt.
As I posted in another thread, I belive that if the Arab countrys were not sincere in there offer to, all, recognize Israel, and normalize relations. Then they made a huge tactical error. The Israelis are not a super power. And they are completely surrounded by enemies. For all the talk, and bluster, the truth is, they are in a tight spot. If they were to take up the offer made by the Arab countrys. And the Arabs defaulted. There could be no doubt in any civilized country as to who the aggressors were. The Arabs would find themselves surrounded by most of the rest of the world.
However, my doubt is this. I truly belive there was no offer, no trade, nothing we could have done to make the al-kieda terrorist back off. They want us dead. Period. What if, in the end, that is what Israel is up against. Nothing they could do to make the Arabs happy, but die. I looked upon Vietnam as a toejam detail, to use an old Army expression. This middle east thing could turn into the mother-of-all toejam details