Oh they hate them, but they can’t do anything about them. Egypt had a go (with a load of Soviet Union support, back when that meant something), and after 6 days they’d lost a huge amount of their own country. Syria still haven’t got all their land back even now.
This attack appears to be timed to coincide with Trump’s 60 day deadline for whatever nonsense he thought they were going to agree to, so there’s a good chance the US told them to do it and when.
Right. My point is that the Arab states lost to Israel because Israel was backed by the West. Without western support, a tiny Jewish state with almost no natural resources and a small population would be hard-pressed to stand its ground against a coalition of Arab states with a much larger population, oil money, and possible Russian backing. All the Arab states would need to do is keep taking pot shots at Israel while their superior military technology degrades and their stockpiles dwindle. A modern fighter jet relies on thousands of hyper-specific, high precision parts which can only be sources from western manufacturers. One part breaks and your whole plane is grounded. Even if the Arab states are not in great shape themselves, they win a war of attrition handily - especially once the average Israeli sees the inevitable and flees, depriving Israel of its soldiers and intellectual economy.
Otoh, your timeline argument is reasonable, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t a coincidence in one way or another.
They only really need the support of one western state, and it’s a big one. They are not going to abandon the precious “Holy Land” any time soon. I don’t know what the average American thinks is going on out there, but it ain’t that.
It wasn’t on the table during the election, and I doubt it will be in the future either. It’s practically a US outpost, and frankly, this should be considered a US attack on Iran. Nothing will be done about it either way.
Oh they hate them, but they can’t do anything about them. Egypt had a go (with a load of Soviet Union support, back when that meant something), and after 6 days they’d lost a huge amount of their own country. Syria still haven’t got all their land back even now.
This attack appears to be timed to coincide with Trump’s 60 day deadline for whatever nonsense he thought they were going to agree to, so there’s a good chance the US told them to do it and when.
Right. My point is that the Arab states lost to Israel because Israel was backed by the West. Without western support, a tiny Jewish state with almost no natural resources and a small population would be hard-pressed to stand its ground against a coalition of Arab states with a much larger population, oil money, and possible Russian backing. All the Arab states would need to do is keep taking pot shots at Israel while their superior military technology degrades and their stockpiles dwindle. A modern fighter jet relies on thousands of hyper-specific, high precision parts which can only be sources from western manufacturers. One part breaks and your whole plane is grounded. Even if the Arab states are not in great shape themselves, they win a war of attrition handily - especially once the average Israeli sees the inevitable and flees, depriving Israel of its soldiers and intellectual economy.
Otoh, your timeline argument is reasonable, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t a coincidence in one way or another.
There are structural and cultural issues behind the military failures of Israel’s Arab neighbors that have nothing to do with Western support.
They only really need the support of one western state, and it’s a big one. They are not going to abandon the precious “Holy Land” any time soon. I don’t know what the average American thinks is going on out there, but it ain’t that.
It wasn’t on the table during the election, and I doubt it will be in the future either. It’s practically a US outpost, and frankly, this should be considered a US attack on Iran. Nothing will be done about it either way.