On 10 Mar 2003 at 5:59, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > --- Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mm...maybe in the War of Independence, Israel needed > > it, but since > > then we'd have managed fine, thanks. The Six Day war > > alone should > > incicate to you the kind of men the IDF had and has > > on it's planning > > staff. > > > > Andy > > No, this is definitely not true. The US didn't _give_ > Israel any support in the War of Independence, other > than rhetorical. Israel definitely didn't need
No, they *bought* it as I recall. Certainly they got quite a bit of their resupply from overseas sources, both specified and not. > American help in the Six Day War. In 1973, however, > the story was very different. Without the major > airlift of American supplies and equipment to Israel I As I said - that can be laid squarely at the feet of the then-PM. NOT the IDF as a whole, which performed magnificiently to win even WITH American supplies. > One other note - I have been quietly told that the > extent of US aid to Israel in 1973 vastly exceeds what > has been publicly reported. I don't want to say any > more than that. Has anyone else heard anything about > this? You mean the American "mercenaries" who were involved in some of the later fighting? Or the diplomatic arm breaking behind the scenes? Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
