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Kurt Ullman

In article ,
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:29:00 -0700, Manster wrote:

We can't afford to insult the Israelis.

The IDF (Israeli Defense Force) can field 18 divisions of infantry and
armor. That's 50% bigger than the authorized strength of the US military
(10
Army and 2 Marine divisions). The IDF has almost 700 first-strike
aircraft,
30% more than the US Air Force (add in the US Navy and the US has more).

The IDF can put 640,000 soldiers deployed in combat on three fronts within
72 hours, with the first quarter million coming on line in one day.

Then why the propaganda about the US having to somehow be involved with
protecting their asses?

Good point, we should just come home and let them protect themselves.

Most of US's protecting of Israel takes place in equipping them.