Defending Israel By Martin Van Creveld

His idea is basicly that Israel cant beat the palestinians since they are an “evolved form of insurgency” so israel should give the palestinians a state and let them develop conventional forces so that israel can later annihilate them with their conventional army.

http://www.d-n-i.net/dni_reviews/defending_israel.htm

what do you think?

That’s an idiotic approach.

The only reason Israel can’t end this right now is the morality of altruism, that prevents it from wiping out enough of the terrorists in one blow. That will not change whether the Palestinians have a state, or just an “autonomous entity” as they have now.

Two points:

(1) This seems to be a very round-about way of success with a lot that can go wrong.

(2) This assumes that 4GW is unfightable and must be converted to something more conventional.

I don’t have much time but I will read the review later.

Israel in a matter of weeks could end this. They have more artillery and aircraft then many Western European Nations, if Israel wanted to Palestine could be whiped off the face of the Earth. The point of course being that Israel can defeat the Palestinians by making it so bloody and deadly for them that they lose the will to fight. Remember these guys are not Spartans, most people are not willing to commit suicide.

Israel in a matter of weeks could end this. They have more artillery and aircraft then many Western European Nations, if Israel wanted to Palestine could be whiped off the face of the Earth. The point of course being that Israel can defeat the Palestinians by making it so bloody and deadly for them that they lose the will to fight.  Remember these guys are not Spartans, most people are not willing to commit suicide.

Yeah but thats his point, if they do that they will be seen as “evil” for annihilating the palestinians.

Yeah but thats his point, if they do that they will be seen as  “evil” for annihilating the palestinians.

So?

So?

people, dont look too kindly on genocide.

That’s just a restating of what you said before. My question stands.

Who cares what the world thinks about it?

That’s just a restating of what you said before. My question stands.

Who cares what the world thinks about it?

well the world cant do anything, what im worried about is what will americans will do or congress…they wouldnt support it if we did something like that, they would impeach you the day after.

well the world cant do anything, what im worried about is what will americans will do or congress…they wouldnt support it if we did something like that, they would impeach you the day after.

I was thinking about Europe not the United States, good point.