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From 1975 | Can Israel Win Another War?

JL;DR SUMMARY Drew Middleton's 1975 analysis of Israel's military capabilities following the Yom Kippur War reflects on the evolving threats and technological advances that could influence future conflicts in the Middle East. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yom Kippur WarMiddle EastEgyptSyriaGeopoliticsMilitary TacticsIsraeli Air Force1975Military

Places mentioned

Israel
"The article is in many ways very outdated, examining potential conflicts between Israels now long-time allies Egypt and Jordan, while omitting the threat that would come from the nascent Iranian revolution."
Suez, Egypt
"The sun was bright and comfortably warm on the terrace of the casino at Suez."
Cairo, Egypt
"For wars, like elections, while settling some questions, inevitably raise new ones in the military as well as the political sphere."
Damascus, Syria
"A successful preemptive-strike is likely to be far more difficult in a day of extensive radar networks, high performance interceptor aircraft and well sited surface-to-air missilesthose around Damascus are manned by Russians, according to the Israelisthan it would have been in 1973 and was in 1967."
Iraq
"The article is in many ways very outdated, examining potential conflicts between Israels now long-time allies Egypt and Jordan, while omitting the threat that would come from the nascent Iranian revolution."
Jordan
"The article is in many ways very outdated, examining potential conflicts between Israels now long-time allies Egypt and Jordan, while omitting the threat that would come from the nascent Iranian revolution."

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