Posted on 10/06/2009 7:30:20 AM PDT by Jbny
Precise details of what transpired in Washington during the first week of the Yom Kippur War, launched by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, are hard to come by, in no small measure owing to conflicting accounts given by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger regarding their respective roles.
What is clear, from the preponderance of information provided by those directly involved in the unfolding events, is that President Richard Nixon — overriding inter-administration objections and bureaucratic inertia — implemented a breathtaking transfer of arms, code-named Operation Nickel Grass, that over a four-week period involved hundreds of jumbo U.S. military aircraft delivering more than 22,000 tons of armaments.
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God Bless Richard Nixon.
Hey big guy, you will love this story.
Glad to hear he did SOME things right.
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Ah yes, I remember my unit taking equipment to the depot to send to our allies. It took a couple years for us to get back up to our full authorized stuff on hand.
Richard Nixon was always a stout friend of Israel.
Compare and contrast with Carter, who, when the arabs imposed the oil embargo against the USA for supporting Israel -— with Iran controlled by the Shah being the only Gulf nation who continued to supply oil the the USA -— rewarded the Shah by getting him deposed for his implicit support of Israel.
And it was not just any arms - it was advanced anti-tank rounds, SAM busters and air-to-air missiles - just what they needed to turn the tide...
I had heard from someone “in-the-know” that Nixon had the military at Defcon 2 during this time in expectation of an attack by Russia on Israel. Did anyone else ever hear that?
Don’t confuse secular American Jews with Israeli Jews.
Thanks...very good info.
“Ah yes, I remember my unit taking equipment to the depot to send to our allies.”
And my uncle remembers notes and instructions on equipment, written in hand by American soldiers (along with cases of beer and Playboy magazines under seats!) regarding the peculiarities of equipment.
When I was in the AF met a pilot involved in ferrying replacement F-4’s to Israel. Told me how they rendezvoused with an Israeli jet that told them to follow him, and turn to land when he told them. My buddy and the flight of F-4’s followed him, were told to prepare for landing, then to turn final approach and land. My friend said he thought they were nuts, only empty desert in front of them. He didn’t see the airfield AT ALL till he was almost over the approach end of the runway, the camouflage was that good.
This would come very close to world war 3 in short order. Kissinger, with Nixon’s approval, apparently told the soviets to turn their forces around from going to egypt/suez or the united states would start a nuclear war.
This incident doesn’t receive anything close to the coverage it deserves.
page 145 discusses the defcon level issue and why/where it went.
Not just that. When the Russkies made noise about sending in troops to rescue the trapped Egyptian army in the Sinai, Nixon put us on higher state of alert in some areas to DEFCON 2, basically threatening them with nuclear war.
God can use any instrument to carry out His Will.
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“He knew that his enemies . . . would never give him credit for saving Israel. He did it anyway.”
That line says it all.
Applying this standard to Nixon a makes him saint. (though I would not classify him as such) He definitely did the right thing in this case. Wisdom AND backbone!
It is amazing how the Left vilifies Nixon.
At the time he said to someone “You send everything that flies, damn it!!” And it got done.
I hate him for the EPA, mostly.
President Nixon was a fundamentally decent man, and a patriotic American.
Nixon was a very strong anti-communist and the liberals/socialists never forgot that or forgave him. IMO, watergate was more about revenge of his anti-communism than any break-in - esp since it was Dean who ordered the break-in.
My Jewish relatives have always given Nixon credit, even though they are Commie Lib nutbag freaks.
Today, I fear Obama will help to destroy Israel - and get no blame.
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My father worked for DOD at the time and had a role in nuclear preparedness and post-nuclear operations. During this war, he was put on alert, and our family was ready to pack our bags and leave on short notice.
A scary time.
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Can you imagine if the internet were active then, how much of the anti-Nixon bias may have been neutralized by facts? As it is now his legacy was written by the lamestream media through their prism. And, they hated him very much like they did President Bush. IMHO both got the same treatment but blog sites like this one brought out the truth like in the Rather memo scandal in President Bush's case.
Whatever else you can say about him, the SOB knew how to make decisions, unlike the fraud now in charge.
When he got ‘the call’ from Israel for help - he said his mother told him - when he was young - you are here to help Israel - do whatever you can to help them. And he did.
Defcon 2 would have dispersed everything and we would have TDY'd with it.
The most noteworthy thing I remembered about the whole affair was we raided our WRSKs and actually degraded our capability through spares depletion.
If true, then Richard Nixon may have been “one of the 36”. He lacked charm, was an abrasive politician, energized his enemies, was nonchalant toward political allies... ...so he may have been one of the 36 placed in the Presidency for a very specific reason.
Now and ever more though, Jews will vote 79-90% for the democrat for reasons known but unknown.
As a mater of fact, before the war began, Russia had been supplying Egypt with a steady build up of their latest weapons. So to put it in perspective, Nixon was only doing what Russia had been doing; supplying Israel. Politically Nixon would hold the high ground if Russia had sent troops. The Russians knew this.
Yup. Vietnam has always been called Nixon’s war too.
It will be most gratifying to hang Afghanistan around 0’s neck as HIS war.
Once again Carter is the butt of the joke....what an imbecile!!!!
What is an accurate account of Watergate?
Any books/articles that you recommend? I’ve heard several very interesting talks from Liddy on this.
Israel would have executed the Sampson Option if they lost. That is nuking the enemy and taking them down with them. There are suspicions that since Russia was the major supplier of arms to the Arabs that they were also on the Sampson List. Israel of course could not defeat Russia but could inflict great damage on a few major cities.
We were very close to world wide nuclear exchange at that time. It would have been ugly, very ugly.
Dig him up, I’d vote for him again. Hell of a better President, than current one.
His policies and the people of Vietnam were sabotaged by the Communists in big media and the colleges.
Communism must be a religion because its adherents constantly sacrifice truth,freedom,and millions of people's lives to its false gods.
In my book Richard M Nixon did quite a few things right. I went into the military when while LBJ was President but thank God Nixon was president while I was off the coast of Viet Nam.
The things that Nixon did and was accused of doing pale compared to what is happening in the current adminstration.
The things that Nixon did and was accused of doing pale compared to what is happening in the current adminstration.
I agree with all that.
But one thing he gave us that has turned out to be an insatiable White Elephant is the EPA.
I would guess the G-Man’s book is the best - he was there and Dean, who has threatened to sue Liddy, has never challenged him legally.
I'm sure 0bama could show the same resolve - if he were talking about photographers.
I thought Bernstein would have a heart attack. He jumped up screaming that, "You can never subtract Watergate!! Its the most important event of the 20th century!!!! And Richard Nixon was EVIL!!!"
The media will never allow a true assessment of Nixon. He was an anti-Communist, therefore he must be destroyed and stay destroyed.
Many American secular Jews do not view Israel as a priority.
And many are like Chamberlain, the pre-WWII Prime Minister of England. He was a smart guy and legitimately thought “peace in his time” could be obtained by concession. It’s a seductive thought, and embraced by 54% of the USA population, not merely Jews.
But most importantly Jews are also urban, through the accident of history in Europe where they were denied the right to own property, and thus became urban. Urban people -— regardless of ethnic or religious background -— are overwhelmingly liberal.
Indeed, I doubt there is a significant voting difference between Roman Catholics in New York City and Jews in New York City.
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