Israel and peace

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Oct 13, 2020 at 08:17

Peter you wrote:

>I really do hope Dr Pipes is correct, however I fear it will not eventuate that way. As with all things technology moves forward, and especially Israel's enemies to the North their military capability is increasing as is their experience in waging war. Arabs be emboldened with they new shinny toys and to divert from their failures to create a successful society, launch yet another attack on Israel

It is easy to buy sophisticated technology, more so when you have money. However, the real problem is maintaining this technology and have it functional and ready at all times. Example: the Arabs keep building shiny skyscrapers in the rich Gulf states, but these buildings are not well maintained. And this is why fires in skyscrapers is common in the Gulf states. Just google it. It is truly shocking. And this was indeed the case against Sadam Hussein of Iraq, having WMD. He could have them, but are they functional and ready?

The real problem is that Islamic books are full of vile anti-Semitic rantings by Muhammad and his God so I can see a "peace" now but it would not last. After all Muhammad and his God tell us that Muslims can have peace with unbelievers when they are weak, but not when they are "strong."

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