[Natufian]

Given that their are two UK airbases on Cyprus and a combined military spending of those three of approx $170bn compared to $14bn by Israel, if they real wanted to they could easily dismantle Isreal.

Clearly there’s (thankfully) no will by either side for such a ludicrous scenario and the issue of nuclear weapons makes all scenarios messy.

However, the great thing about assertions is that one can stand by them even though the facts point in another direction.

Merry Christmas!

[Flag_This]

If only the outcome of wars could be determined by glancing at military expenditures... why, we'd have been done with that whole Afghanistan thing in five minutes and Vietnam in two weeks. And Germany won WWI. It's so simple!

" ...the issue of nuclear weapons makes all scenarios messy.

No. It's the deciding factor. It's the reason such a ludicrous scenario will never play out because Israel could credibly threaten the existence of London, Paris and Berlin.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!