Israel Matzav

"When we have F-16s and they have F-16s, then the difference between us is not great"

Isn't the Israeli 'military source' who made the statement above a genious? Wait, it gets worse.

Israel has begun considering the ramifications of Arab allies building their militaries with Western arms and technology.

The General Staff has determined that Israel could be threatened by Western-equipped militaries along its border. The military has been mostly worried over the threat of advanced U.S. weapons in the militaries of Egypt and Jordan.

"This is not an immediate threat, but it is not something that we can ignore," a military source said. "When we have F-16s and they have F-16s, then the difference between us is not great."

The concern over the Western-equipped Arab militaries has been deemed a leading medium- and long-term threat by the General Staff. The military brass has been drafting short- and medium-term assessments for 2007, which would be presented to the government in December.

They've just begun considering it? Where the &^%$ have they been since Egypt started getting American arms in the early 80's?

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:26 AM