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Old 2011-12-05, 15:31   Link #18009
DonQuigleone
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Originally Posted by bladeofdarkness View Post
putting aside the question of how (and the practically of threatening Israel at all).
lets start with the WHY,
WHY would such a thing as what you just described happen ?
the Arab world is knee deep (head first) in its own problems, and will continue to be that way for the foreseeable future.
why would they even BOTHER aligning against Israel at this point ?

politics 101 - countries act on interests.
and the Arab world has no interest in conflict with Israel right now.
It's not necesarily ara countries that are the problem. Western Countries who want to finally get some kind of peace as a political "hit" at home, Leaders who may simply have a personal animosity with Israel, or simply trying to maintain greater control of the region. Israel needs the world far more then world needs Israel. International politics is built on compromise, and if leaders can't get what they want through compromise, well, there's always extortion. The US could seriously damage Israel if it wanted to. Of course currently Israel can do the same to the US. But if popular support for Israel subsided...

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you don't know the level of organisation required for such a thing.
its not as simple as you seem to think, and requires its own brand of infrastructure.
I can go online and find out how to make a bomb on my own. It does require a bit of know how, but not a lot, particularly if you're making pipe bombs or IEDs rather then suicide bombs.
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