To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
The Egyptians initiated the war when they blockaded the port of Eilat in the Red Sea on May 22-23, 1967. Just thought I'd make that correction.
Nice of you to end the discussion especially when you are dead wrong. Such high intelectualism is hard to reason with, but lets give it a try.
They didn't blockade the port they closed the strait of Turanm, that is inside Egyptian territorial waters. Under international law closing your own territorial waters to the passage of another nations ships is not a blockade.
Besides which the US and some of the western powers were planning to run a fleet through the strait to force the Egyptians to open the waterway. Had that been the only issue it could have been resolved with negotiations and international (not UN but US and British). They chose to shoot.
221 posted on
04/21/2010 5:38:07 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
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To: GonzoGOP
Abrogating the ceasefire agreement of 1956, which allowed of Israeli shipping was an act of war.
222 posted on
04/21/2010 5:41:46 PM PDT by
rmlew
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