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To: Sabramerican
Those that don't defend their ass, lose their heads.---me

Defending multiple small salients deep in enemy territory with no tactical or strategic military value is not only a waste of limited military resources but also limits the retaliatory options available to you.

You lose your head when you do not defend what is militarily important to your survival.

When you waste military resources defending every last square inch of ground regardless of its military value, you then get into the situation that Frederick the Great referred to.......You bleed away your resources and, in the end, you have defended nothing.

Israel is trading multiple small and extremely vulnerable salients with no military value for positions behind the Israeli Wall impregnable to an overland attack and is also making it possible to turn Gaza into a free-fire zone for Israeli air power if the need arises.

340 posted on 08/14/2005 8:03:27 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Polybius

That's all true, unless G-d is on your side.


343 posted on 08/14/2005 8:05:27 PM PDT by God-fearer
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To: Polybius

Everything you say is nullified by the victory you give the terrorists by succumbing to terror.

You lose your head and everything else when you tear apart your own as the enemy cheers.


346 posted on 08/14/2005 8:10:28 PM PDT by Sabramerican (Islam is to Peace as Rape is to Love)
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To: Polybius
Israel is trading multiple small and extremely vulnerable salients with no military value for positions behind the Israeli Wall impregnable to an overland attack and is also making it possible to turn Gaza into a free-fire zone for Israeli air power if the need arises.

I reluctantly agree with you here.

430 posted on 08/14/2005 11:34:30 PM PDT by prophetic ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."--Dan Rather)
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