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To: Sabramerican

My guess Israelis may remember a similar Eisenhower promise. By historical accident, the obligation of enforcement fell to LBJ. I can't imagine why any nation would depend on promises for their survival. Including American promises to Israel. Not worth the bandwith they're preserved on.


352 posted on 05/23/2006 5:23:19 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do!)
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To: SJackson

I bet ninty nine percent of those reading this don't have a clue to what you're referring.

They don't know that the 1967 War may never have occurred if the US had kept a simple promise to Israel. A promise that got Israel to give Egypt back the Sinai in 1956. A promise that the US would not allow Israeli shipping to be blockaded agasin by Egypt.

All Johnson had to do was sail one American ship to the Israel port of Eilat and the 1967 War, and all that resulted, may never have happened.

Betraying Israel, and ignoring the commitment, Johnson refused.


357 posted on 05/23/2006 5:33:15 PM PDT by Sabramerican (Bandar Bush in 08: Continue the Legacy)
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