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4/15 The '67 war in Reader's Digest format.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/04/14/me101.tuchman.1967/index.html
\_ What does "in Reader's Digest format" mean? Thx.
\_ The Reader's Digest is a print publication that gives the
short version of printed materials. All it means is this isn't
a lengthy or detailed article, just an outline of events.
\_ How did Israelis manage to lose only 600 ir 700 people while the
Arabs lost 25000?
\_ How did the US/allies lose ~250 people in the Gulf War and the
Iraqi army lost, uh, hundreds of thousands? More? Uncountable.
\_ Because we had God(tm) on our side!
\_ Yeah, but in 1967 there were no laser guided bombs and stuff.
\_ True but it's sort of like this: when you know the enemy is
sitting on your border all bunched up and you pre-emptively
attack and wipe out their airforce on day one, the rest are
free kills with no air cover. It's not like unguided or
non-laser guided bombs can't or don't kill anyone, they're
just not as accurate. You're still dead if it hits the
other side of the tank.
\_ Sounds like what the Japanese wanted to do during Pearl
Harbor.
\_ This is what happened in Pearl Harbor and in the
Philipines.
\_ except that the US wasn't massing troops to
attack the Japanese.
\_ Yes but the principle is the same. If the
enemy is bunched together (as the pacific
fleet was at Pearl Harbor or MacArthur's
airforce was in the Philippines) it is
possible to inflict heavy losses while
sustaining minimal losses yourself. |
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| www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/04/14/me101.tuchman.1967/index.html Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Arab troops massed on its borders. By Gary Tuchman CNN Editor's note: In our Mideast 101 series, CNN correspondents will take a look beyond the daily events at the forces that propel this seemingly interminable struggle in the Middle East. In June 1967, Egypt, Syria and Jordan massed their troops on Israel's borders in preparation for an all-out attack. Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on June 5, targeting Arab air fields and destroying the Egyptian air force on the ground. Israeli forces were in position to drive into Egypt's capital, Cairo, but chose not to. The war was fought on many fronts, ending with Israel's victory over Syria. In the end, Israel had taken control of Syria's Golan Heights, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip and Jordan's West Bank -- which included the entire city of Jerusalem (Israel and Jordan had controlled separate sections of the city before the war). The territory Israel occupied in 1967 became the basis for the "land for peace" diplomatic concept that was at the heart of the 1978 Camp David Accords and the 1993 Oslo Accords. But the concept has not brought security to the Israelis or a state to the Palestinians. Find 58 Back to the top 2003 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. |