[bonesmccoy]

Israel is not a major player.

[Mr. Mojo]

Israel is not a major player.

If you have the third strongest military in the world, you're a major player.

[babygene]

Israel will have more firepower in the mid-east than we will should a war break out with iraq. Not only that, we are staging massive amounts of military hardware in in Israel as we speak.

IMHO, if the war broadend beond Iraq, the US and UK will not be able to handle it without Israel's involvment. And... I think we are counting on it.

[Teacher317]

Israel is not a major player.

Our lone ally in a highly unstable region...
a member of the nuclear club...
a nation that has survived repeated multilateral military surprise attacks...
a nation that is the subject of 30% of all UN resolutions...
a top-notch intelligence agency (possibly the best in the world)...

MAN, you're a tough grader! Just what does it take to be a "major player" in your book?