re: "Six Days in June"

Dave in Texas at Ace of Spades HQ remembers a long-ago fight.

Money quote(s):


"(W)hen Israel fought for its survival in the 6-Day War, they faced Arab armies in M-48 Patton tanks. When they say "never again", they really mean it.

In June of 1967, almost a quarter-million Israeli troops, of which only 50,000 were regulars, the rest reservists faced off against a half-million Arab soldiers from Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. Israel prepared by collecting vital intelligence regarding enemy positions, and battle plans, and by launching a devasting air attack against the air forces of the combatants, which resulted in Israel owning the airspace over the battlefield, a force multiplier for their smaller forces against the Arabs."

Israel, lacking oceans by which it could be separated from its enemies, depends upon a much faster mobilization process than we ever have (at least not since the Minute Men).

"Does Israel have the right to exist?

Regardless of our answers, they think they do."

That kind of settles the question. They are a nation in being, which suffices to constitute any sort of "right" salient to the subject.

"Israel knew they ultimately stood alone against their enemies. And it was up to them to fight back and win, or be annihilated. And by "annihilated", I mean completely Holocausted off the face of the planet.

Surrounded by their enemies, they taught their enemies "don't fuck with us"

I admire this sentiment."

Once upon a time we had a similar sentiment on one of our flags.