Quote Originally Posted by pappy View Post
this last part is funny to me...... lets see now.... the u.s. needs oil and need an ally in the region. so lets pick the one country that the oil producing states hate the most. that kinda goes over like a turd in the punch bowl.

pap
I'll explain. Israel was an important ally against the threat of a Soviet incursion into the region to seize the oil fields. Was is the key word. I left that out in the other post, sorry bout that. Their value to us now is diminished.

I'll agree that they can hold their own, because of us and because of the nuke card they have to play. Their military would not last without our help. The nukes are a different story.

The old testament is just what you say, a history book.