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To: Jim 0216

That would be based on some interpretation, as I understand it. Though I am no expert on this theological point, you could say that Russia already did - the Arab armies between 1948 and 1979 were backed by Russia and using Russian military equipment. In the War of Attrition the Israeli air force downed a large number of Egyptian MiG fighters that were actually flown by Russian pilots. It is one of the reasons why Carter was able to flip Egypt to the US sphere of influence, cut the peace deal, and ultimately it contributed to the fall of the USSR. If Russian jets flown by Russian pilots could lose so many dogfights against tiny Israel nobody wanted to buy the Russian gear.

On the other hand, you do have Russian troops in Syria, and Syria, Turkey, and Iran are installing Russian anti-aircraft equipment. So one never knows how things will play out.


6 posted on 11/02/2019 3:02:26 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

The Holy Spirit, the author of the Bible, can help with support from current events.


7 posted on 11/02/2019 6:57:04 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: monkeyshine

Not in 1948. Russia was the first nation to grant de jure recognition to Israel, significant under international law. US recognition so often touted when discussing Truman, who wouldn’t allow a Jew in his house, was de facto. And based on the factos on the ground, the US boycotted arms sales to Israel. Yes, like France, some Americans cheated. Russia supplied arms through the Czechs directly. Of course when during the early development of Israel it became apparent Israel wouldn’t become an anti West socialist outpost in the region, they changed and armed the Arabs.


8 posted on 11/03/2019 6:50:11 AM PST by SJackson (blow in a dogÂ’s face, he gets mad at you, car ride; he sticks his head out the window)
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