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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 236437"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DonBilly @ Jan 5 2009, 01:08 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=369580" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p> :cryy: </p><p></p><p>And the Israelis don't need to show strength at all, the last time an Arab nation had any military power they invaded Kuwait, not Israel... the Turks invaded Kurdistan, not Israel. Other Arab nations are more interested in their own problems; it's the terrorist groups that Israel have to worry about, and as we saw in Lebanon and we're seeing in Gaza, they don't amount to anything more than suicide bombers and rockets. Nothing next to a well-equipped army. Israel's "me against the world" argument ran out long ago.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Neither Turks nor Kurds are Arab you know? Actually Turkey and Israel have good relations. I was wondering why Arab countries should show more solidarity than what European countries have shown when there were troubles in Europe?</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>You're right, but either are Iran but they're all muslim countries which is basically what the term 'Arab' has come to mean.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying the Arab countries should show solidarity at all; It's just that Israel seems to have this attitude that the rest of the Middle East is against them when in actual fact it's only really extremist groups who ever threaten Israel. This war is on Hamas, not Palestine. 2006 was on Hezbollah, not Lebanon. Not that it's a good idea to try and compare but I see it as similar to Britain crippling the Republic of Ireland in order to flush out the IRA.</p><p></p><p>As for European solidarity, isn't it great! Europe spends 000s of years at war which all climax in the 20th Century, and now we're all friendly with each other. People moan about bickering in Brussels but in the past those sort of arguments have drawn blood.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 236437"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DonBilly @ Jan 5 2009, 01:08 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=369580']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> :cryy: And the Israelis don't need to show strength at all, the last time an Arab nation had any military power they invaded Kuwait, not Israel... the Turks invaded Kurdistan, not Israel. Other Arab nations are more interested in their own problems; it's the terrorist groups that Israel have to worry about, and as we saw in Lebanon and we're seeing in Gaza, they don't amount to anything more than suicide bombers and rockets. Nothing next to a well-equipped army. Israel's "me against the world" argument ran out long ago. [/b][/quote] Neither Turks nor Kurds are Arab you know? Actually Turkey and Israel have good relations. I was wondering why Arab countries should show more solidarity than what European countries have shown when there were troubles in Europe? [/b][/quote] You're right, but either are Iran but they're all muslim countries which is basically what the term 'Arab' has come to mean. I'm not saying the Arab countries should show solidarity at all; It's just that Israel seems to have this attitude that the rest of the Middle East is against them when in actual fact it's only really extremist groups who ever threaten Israel. This war is on Hamas, not Palestine. 2006 was on Hezbollah, not Lebanon. Not that it's a good idea to try and compare but I see it as similar to Britain crippling the Republic of Ireland in order to flush out the IRA. As for European solidarity, isn't it great! Europe spends 000s of years at war which all climax in the 20th Century, and now we're all friendly with each other. People moan about bickering in Brussels but in the past those sort of arguments have drawn blood. [/QUOTE]
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