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1 posted on 04/09/2006 2:03:34 AM PDT by hamboy

2 posted on 04/09/2006 2:27:20 AM PDT by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)

I had heard before that Egypt never admitted defeat in that war, despite the fact that they were totally defeated.

3 posted on 04/09/2006 3:25:10 AM PDT by DannyTN

They learned revisionist history from the Dumbs. Amen.

4 posted on 04/09/2006 3:29:16 AM PDT by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)

I'd like to say they are a "glass half-full" type of crowd. However, it's hard to look at the glass at all when it's been blown to hell by Israeli planes, tanks, artillery, and infantry.

5 posted on 04/09/2006 3:53:09 AM PDT by edpc

What's even funnier is the ad for "Qiran.com" "looking for a wife?" LOL!

7 posted on 04/09/2006 6:19:39 AM PDT by visualops (www.visualops.com ...Crime shouldn't pay: support LEGAL immigration...)

Ham-doggie:

Nice to see that you have awakened in the "real" world.

Now you will be able to tell when an Egyptian,or for that matter anyone from the Middle East, is lying:

It's when they're lips are moving.

8 posted on 04/09/2006 7:03:43 AM PDT by CBart95

Well, they did get some things right, sort of... First off, Egype and Syria did have nearly total surprise when they attacked Israel. And they came damn close to winning the war in the first 36 hours. If not for the immediate support of the US, there was the possibility that Israel would have been overrun. After all, Israel is a tiny country. On the other hand, they also got some things totally wrong. First off, Yom Kippur is not the "Day of Forgiveness," but the "Day of Atonement," which completely changes the mission of the holiday. Secondly, Israel was able to muster their reserves, and mount a stunning counter attack on two fronts at once. They pushed the Egyptian army all the way back across the Suez canal, and crossed it themselves, capturing a huge number of Egyptian troops. Israel also pushed deep into Syria, stopping about 50 miles from Damascus, the capital. Israel was forced into agreeing to a ceasefire, when the USSR threatened to actively begin fighting the war. Let's face it: The middle east wars at the time had been proxy fights between the US and the USSR, and when the USSR threatened to beging fighting the war actively, the US had to put pressure on Israel to cease hostilities. Of course, it's a shame, because it did allow the arabs to get out with much of their military and honro in tact.

One of the main reasons that there hasn't been peace in the ME is because Israel has not been allowed to fight to total victory in the past.

Mark

9 posted on 04/09/2006 7:18:31 AM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)

How do I get that off my monitor and onto my roses? It ought to make them grow gangbusters. I wouldn't use it on my veggies, though.

10 posted on 04/09/2006 1:54:12 PM PDT by magslinger (Every time taxes are raised, a liberal gets his wings. John Kass)

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