I'm not sure where you got the idea that Israel sees itself as invincible ? Being forced to defend yourself is far from a feeling of invincibility.
invincible means being able to neutralize the enemy before a war take place. Once you are in a war situation both sides have casualties, both sides lose, hence it's far from being invincible to begin with. I also doubt if Americans imagine that they are invincible after 9/11 and with today's easy access to WMD. America, and rightly so, sees itself as a superpower but that's different thing from being invincible. --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > < rant mode ON > > > The *last* thing this planet needs is an "invincible > America." > > IMO the only good thing to come out of the Iraq invasion > and the recent invasion of Lebanon is that they have > demonstrated that both the United States and Israel, > *far* from being "invincible" with their stockpiles of > the latest and greatest weapons on the planet, are > basically helpless when dealing with a people who > believe that they are fighting for the preservation > of their own country and their way of life. All that > both countries have done is demonstrated their own > *weakness*. > > It's a lesson the French finally learned in Algeria > (after believing in their own invincibility for decades) > and tried to convey to the US when it invaded Iraq. But > it's a lesson that neither the United States or Israel > seem to "get." > > If the TM organization is going to claim that they're > butt-bouncing for world peace, for chrissakes don't call > the course "Invincible America." What is probably fueling > this stock market rise is surges in the Defense industry. > To quote from a post I made in 2002: > > Before scrolling down, think for a moment and come up with a > figure you think represents the U.S. percentage of worldwide > arms sales. > > From the U.S. Department of State website > (http://www.state.gov/t/vc/rls/rpt/wmeat/99_00/), Arms Sales > by Country, 1999 (latest available [at that time, and possibly > now]). The figure to the left is the ranking, figure to the > right is the number of millions of dollars of sales, countries > that sell 0 (less than a million) are left off. > > Answer to the math question -- total up the arms sales by ALL > other countries on this list during 1999 and you get a combined > total of 18,680 million, or only 56.6% of the arms sold by the U.S. > during that same period. The United States sells 43.4% of the > weapons sold on the planet. > > 1 United States 33,000 > 2 United Kingdom 5,200 > 3 Russia 3,100 > 4 France 2,900 > 5 Germany 1,900 > 6 Sweden 675 > 7 Israel 600 > 8 Australia 550 > 9 Canada 550 > 10 Ukraine 550 > 11 Italy 380 > 12 China - Mainland 320 > 13 Belarus 310 > 14 Bulgaria 200 > 15 Korea, North 140 > 16 Netherlands 140 > 17 Indonesia 100 > 18 Greece 90 > 19 Czech Republic 80 > 20 Spain 70 > 21 Turkey 70 > 22 Finland 50 > 23 Switzerland 50 > 24 Romania 40 > 25 Austria 30 > 26 Belgium 30 > 27 Georgia 30 > 28 Libya 30 > 29 Mexico 30 > 30 Poland 30 > 31 South Africa 30 > 32 Brazil 20 > 33 China - Taiwan 20 > 34 Eritrea 20 > 35 Japan 20 > 36 Korea, South 20 > 37 Moldova 20 > 38 Norway 20 > 39 Serbia and Montenegro 20 > 40 Singapore 20 > 41 Chile 10 > 42 Croatia 10 > 43 Denmark 10 > 44 Hungary 10 > 45 India 10 > 46 Iran 10 > 47 Kazakhstan 10 > 48 Pakistan 10 > 49 Slovakia 10 > 50 Uzbekistan 10 > 51 Philippines 5 > > Dylan sung his song "Masters Of War" about AMERICA. > Nothing has changed since he sung it except that it > has become more convinced of its invincible mastery. > > < rant mode OFF > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
