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Originally posted by Spanky
The problem is the Arabs have never been able to act in concert thereby making them pretty much powerless. In addition, Egypt - against its peoples desires - has reached an accomadation with israel. A united Arab state would have all the wealth and military technology of the Gulf states (and possibly Algeria, Iraq and Libya), Egypts large military force with its professional officer corp, all the Palestianians of Jordan that can't wait to fight, the sympathizers in the West Bank and Gaza, the strategic advantage of completely surrounding Israel and the ability to coordinate all those assets under a unified military command. If that wasn't enough, they could cut off any allies of Isreal from 80 percent of the known world Oil Reserves. A united democratic Arab state is pretty much Israel's worst nightmare.
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I think that is essentially what you had in 1967 and the Arabs left with their tail between their legs. The wildcard today, however, is nukes, because that changes the equation dramatically. Hence, don't be surprised if we or Israel take out the Iranian reactor in the near future.
