Surely you are joking? What would the reaction of the Arab states be if Israel troops went to either of those two countries?Dilbert_X wrote:
I still haven't seen an explanation of how Israel is anything other than a leech.
Its certainly not an ally of anyone - See Israeli troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan or Iraq? Didn't think so.
There are many allies who's troops aren't fighting or dying in Afghanistan or Iraq. Is that the only criteria for whether or not someone is an ally?Dilbert_X wrote:
I still haven't seen an explanation of how Israel is anything other than a leech.Cos most western countries won't ditch their allies.
Its certainly not an ally of anyone - See Israeli troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan or Iraq? Didn't think so.
you know what ? Ironically, that is exactly the impression the US has given a lot of european countries lately...FEOS wrote:
There are many allies who's troops aren't fighting or dying in Afghanistan or Iraq. Is that the only criteria for whether or not someone is an ally?Dilbert_X wrote:
I still haven't seen an explanation of how Israel is anything other than a leech.Cos most western countries won't ditch their allies.
Its certainly not an ally of anyone - See Israeli troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan or Iraq? Didn't think so.
I wouldn't say lately. Maybe more than a year ago, but much less so now. There is legitimate concern about the NATO mission in Afghanistan, but we've given up expecting any help from Europe (absent the UK) with Iraq.B.Schuss wrote:
you know what ? Ironically, that is exactly the impression the US has given a lot of european countries lately...FEOS wrote:
There are many allies who's troops aren't fighting or dying in Afghanistan or Iraq. Is that the only criteria for whether or not someone is an ally?Dilbert_X wrote:
I still haven't seen an explanation of how Israel is anything other than a leech.
Its certainly not an ally of anyone - See Israeli troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan or Iraq? Didn't think so.
I don't see where I said Israel was a western nation or anything about religion. Israel is an ally of Britain and France, where do you think they got French Mirage fighters from.CameronPoe wrote:
Israel is not my ally. It's not an ally of any European nation, come to think of it. Israel is not a western nation. No western nation can be based on the principle that it must have a voting majority of people of a particular religion.M.O.A.B wrote:
Cos most western countries won't ditch their allies.
Besides if the each Arab nation learnt to help each other instead of trying to rain death on a country they can't beat got bankrolled to the same extent as Israel do, without periodically getting pummelled by western nations for rejecting globalisation, they might end up in the same economically developed position.
Oh and I fixed your comment...
Read up on what I D F stands for. Besides at the minute the IDF is trying to prevent rockets coming over the border and hitting towns.Dilbert_X wrote:
I still haven't seen an explanation of how Israel is anything other than a leech.Cos most western countries won't ditch their allies.
Its certainly not an ally of anyone - See Israeli troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan or Iraq? Didn't think so.
IN THIS SITUATION. fucking muppetsSpark wrote:
Force is the only solution, eh?
Odd thing, that kind of attitude started two world wars.