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When the US actually did move ‘heaven and earth’ ... Nixon’s order to use “everything that can fly” to resupply Israel,
Nexstar Media Inc ^ | 10/08/22 | Brian Finch

Posted on 05/10/2024 5:23:55 PM PDT by daniel1212

A coalition of Arab nations, led by Egypt and Syria, had surprised the Israeli military with a coordinated, all-out assault on the Jewish nation as it observed the holiest day of its year, Yom Kippur. Armed with the latest in Soviet weaponry, Arab forces quickly destroyed Israeli warplanes and tanks in numbers so shockingly large that a complete conquest of Israel — previously unthinkable — suddenly seemed all too possible.

In desperate need of rearmament, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir sent multiple appeals to the United States for military aid. Some of President Richard Nixon’s military advisors counseled against such a move, as they feared it would rapidly spiral into open warfare between America and the Soviet Union.

Nixon, after huddling with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, ordered a decisive response that few if any expected: a full-on emergency mobilization of the American military to immediately bring the Israeli military back to its pre-invasion strength.

Launched just six days after the first Egyptian and Syrian attacks, “Operation Nickel Grass” constituted a resupply campaign that surpassed anything ever seen before — or since — in American history. U.S. military transports filled to the brim with weapons and supplies immediately took off for Israeli airbases, shadowed by American fighters with orders to shoot down any plane that appeared even remotely hostile.

Quickly restocked with fresh American equipment, Israeli forces rapidly regained control of the battlefield and, by the time a cease fire took hold four weeks later, once again had little to fear from its enemies.

The success of Nickel Grass, driven in no small part by Nixon’s order to use “everything that can fly” to resupply Israel,


TOPICS: Education; History; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: hamas; islam; israel; muhammad
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excerpt. A contrast in both capability and commitment.
1 posted on 05/10/2024 5:23:55 PM PDT by daniel1212
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To: daniel1212

God bless President Nixon for taking a determined stand with our great friend Israel. Amen.


2 posted on 05/10/2024 5:31:55 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (Doomed to be Cassandra-like?)
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To: daniel1212
Genesis 12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed..

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

3 posted on 05/10/2024 5:33:45 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: desertsolitaire

Too bad the same people had a hand in destroying him and resulting in his resignation.


4 posted on 05/10/2024 5:35:07 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: daniel1212
The article excerpt exaggerates the damage done to the Israeli military. They beat the Arabs with the tanks and aircraft they had at the start of the war, but lacked the supplies necessary to sustain their full effort for more than a few weeks.

The intelligence gathered by SR-71 overflights was also important to Israeli efforts.

5 posted on 05/10/2024 5:35:51 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: daniel1212

I remember being stationed at LAS Germany during the Yom Kippur war. The US tried to ship a bunch of reserve tanks to Israel out of Bremerhaven and the GERMANS stopped it. They wanted all the tanks the US had to stay put cuz Russia.


6 posted on 05/10/2024 5:37:44 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: daniel1212

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nickel_Grass


7 posted on 05/10/2024 5:38:53 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: desertsolitaire

When I was in the USN, some of the petty officers in my squadron had been on the JFK in the Med during the Yom Kippur war. Their stories were quite interesting.


8 posted on 05/10/2024 5:41:48 PM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: daniel1212

Another summary:

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/israel-nearly-went-nuclear-win-1973-yom-kippur-war-172087


9 posted on 05/10/2024 5:49:24 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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People forget this about Nixon.


10 posted on 05/10/2024 6:28:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: daniel1212

The actual quote was something like “anything that shoots, on anything that flies”.


11 posted on 05/10/2024 6:30:27 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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Which led to the OPEC oil embargo.

Which caused crude oil prices to almost triple.

Which led to the “Energy Crisis” (and the 55 mph national speed limit, among other horse puckey).

Which led to America ‘discovering’ Japanese cars. Before that, it was un-patriotic to not buy American.

Which led to a crisis in Detroit that forced them to “raise their game” and build cars that got better gas mileage and lasted longer.

In 1972, a car was decent if it lasted 100,000 miles.
IN 1978, a car was crap if it didn’t last 200,000.


12 posted on 05/10/2024 6:35:32 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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I was issued cold weather gear and packed up with my gear by the front door and my step brother was packed up and sitting on the tarmac with the 82nd.

I was being discharged from the Army within months and thought it would be sort of nasty to be detoured to the Eastern Front.


13 posted on 05/10/2024 7:00:52 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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I had a battery in the Illinois Army National Guard, short two forward observer 1/4 tons and trailers. They finally arrived at the railroad yard at Camp Lincoln and were waiting on a low-boy to deliver to our armory in Chicago.

The war in question happened and I was advised that my vehicles and trailers were on board a C-141 bound for Israel.

Funny, they were never replaced, but I never doubted that they were well invested.


15 posted on 05/10/2024 7:05:11 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: desertsolitaire

Nixon,like JFK,was a victim of the Deep State. Nixon was allowed to resign and live. Then we got a used Ford .


16 posted on 05/10/2024 7:08:51 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: Redleg Duke

If my history is right Israel was caught off-guard, recovered and had Egypt’s crack 3rd Army surrounded when the Soviets threatened to get involved. That’s when Nixon raised the DEFCON level. What would Biden or Carter do?


17 posted on 05/10/2024 7:12:25 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Lurker
Do you have a list of Israeli names for us?

Do your own research, hack.

Tucker Carlson already blew the lid off of this in a segment where Watergate was a complete and utter scam.

Nixon actually hated Israeli influence in our government.

18 posted on 05/10/2024 7:14:39 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

You made the assertion. You provide the proof.

Better hurry, though. You ain’t gonna be around here much longer.

L


19 posted on 05/10/2024 7:19:19 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

remember the US Liberty


20 posted on 05/10/2024 7:19:26 PM PDT by imabadboy99
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