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Old 08-01-2006, 05:38 PM   #2444
Tyrone Slothrop
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Originally posted by Penske_Account
No, not really. If in 5 or 6 years they went from several hundred to 13000 and the ability to mount the defense that they have, I think that in 5 more years with another 13000, plus invariably a more armed Gaza, plus, maybe, nukes in Iran, Israel might have some real existential issues facing them. It's a small country. Surrounding by a world of armed enemies, and that world is growing, population and technology wise at a much faster rate. Demographics do not work in Israel's favour.
Nukes are one thing. These rockets are another. Double, triple or quadruple the damage they've done, and Israel is still "functioning" -- with nowhere near the damage it's done to Lebanon.
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