Germany sit on the sidelines. I don't think so, especially if the US can make it a NATO effort. However the problem is with Germany's history. Its only been in the last couple of years that the budensweir has been given permission to operate outside of the normal NATO sphere of operations. At the least I can see Germany helping with logistics and possibly financially.
That said, chances are though that if there is such a conflict, it won't stay local to the Middle East. Remember that Russia and China both have fairly large Islamic populations with active Islamic Rsistance movements in both countries. There are also large Muslim populations throughout southern Asia - think Indonesia. So if things do go ugly, its going to be a proverbial clash of civilizations that the neo-cons gushed over just after 9/11. larry On 1/30/06, So Kenfused <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt there is any way that the Isreal-Palestine issue can become wwIII. > A local war, sure. Even a nuclear local war. But I don't seemore than 4 or 5 > countries getting involved when/if that happens. > > Let's see. > > Palestine vs. Israel > > Israel gains the support of the USA, hence the UK and a dozen > other countries unwilling to say no (see list of USA Allies in Iraq, reduce > number by about 50% give or take 10%) > > Palestine drags in a half dozen middle eastern Arab / Muslim countries > (Iran, Lebonon, Syria etc..) If the war gets too out of control countries > like Saudia Arabia, and Egypt will be forced to support Palestine or > alienate themsleves from the muslim world. So they may not supply troops > but would provide financial support either directly or covertly (after > reading the the transcripts and all available wrtings concerning the Iran > Contra affair). > > Germany and France sit on the fence. > > Another two dozen countries make billions selling weapons and supporting the > war. > > It may not be a World War but I sincerely doubt that it would be isolated to > just the Palestinians and Israelis. > > Personally I would invest in Haliburton and most any other company > associated with the US miliatry Complex. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195115 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
