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Ok, I stand corrected, just the Sinai... This is a sad situation, you Americans need to get your shit together about this SOPA thing. [quote] That's how all States come to be.[/quote] Yes, which is why I added that bit about peace treaties and recognition of legitimacy.
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Just to add... I have no idea when it happened, due to Wikipedia being down (I've been SOPA-roled so many times today it isn't funny anymore), but I'm fairly sure none of those three Arab states had recognised Israel's legitimacy at that point in time. They had ceasefire/armistice arrangements - not a peace treaty recognising Israeli
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Egypt wanted the Sinai, Jordan wanted the West Bank, and Syria wanted the Golan Heights... All of which had been taken from them by Israel in previous wars. If we allow for the fiction of any state legitimately claiming anything, any war they were planning prior to the Israeli "pre-emptive strike" in '67 would have been intended to take
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I'm pretty sure it's not targeting Paul. It might inspire a few Democrats who hate Ron Paul's guts, and who otherwise wouldn't have voted at all. No one votes for Ron Paul casually. Either they're far more knowledgable about the issues than the average, and therefore very serious and dedicated, or they wouldn't consider voting
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I believe the strategy is deny access to the littoral combat zone using more missiles and torpedos than can be defeated with counter-measures. Hundreds can be launched; only one needs to hit. They'd all be launched from shore batteries and dozens of fast-moving small green-water craft. They don't have anything that can counter a carrier battle
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[quote] If using a nuclear weapon responsibly is not to use it at all; why have one?[/quote] Nuclear warheads are very effective against large naval fleets and military bases/troop concentrations. A single one can destroy a carrier task force, or eliminate the command centre for an invading army. The large blast radius is also effective for destroying
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[quote] People in socialist countries generally work harder than those in capitalist countries.[/quote] Lol, whut?
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This forum software has its (apparently unfixable) problems too, but at least it's pleasing on the eye. The new community was like a bad acid trip, seriously...
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I listen to anti-NWO songs by Maiden and Megadeth every morning while I read Zero Hedge and drink my coffee. The rest of you guys are all hippies. ;)
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Oh, I'm sure they would like Lord Keynes in Indian academic circles. Indian college professors are stereotypically the biggest Anglophiles on the planet, subconsciously longing for the days of the Raj, when mustachioed English fruitcakes like Lord Keynes would have actually been on hand to dispense their pearls of wisdom, centrally planning and