Quote Originally Posted by Tom Odom View Post
Steve,

The problem I have with this theory is its primary underlying assumption: That the "Israeli" option works in stand alone fashion. That is not the case and has not been the case since the October 1973 War. Israeli strategy, military, and economics are very much tied to the assumption that the US will back up their use of a thunderbolt strategy.
This is part of what I was thinking about when saying that Israel couldn’t keep it up forever. Their overall strategy has become progressively more dependant on factors they can not control.