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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
Weekly Commentary: And what if the military projections are wrong – again? |
Weekly Commentary: And what if the military projections are wrong – again? Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 11 July 2013 Israel won’t be challenged by the conventional forces of a coalition of That’s the critical working assumption that serves as the basis for What a convenient and comforting premise. Then again, how much comfort can one really get from the assessments of Yes. As of this afternoon it seems that Sunni-Shia animosity take But what about tomorrow? Yes, the Syrian army has no doubt been eroded by their civil war. But there’s The armies in our neighborhood have huge quantities of advanced conventional And there is absolutely no way to predict with any degree of reasonable It would appear that the plans for a “slimmer smarter” IDF includes devoting Question: is this a rational working assumption? Hint: F-35's can't defend against enemy F-35's or their Russian But there’s another equally troubling aspect of the F-35’s that demands This puts America in the position that it can essentially veto any major That’s bad enough. But consider this: There are Israeli operations that [Please note: Washington doesn't have to announce a freeze - though this How could this impact the use of the F-35’s? How will this very overt dependence impact US-Israel relations? As we mark the 40th anniversary of the consequences of failed "concepts" - Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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