QUOTE(Channler @ Jan 27 2006, 03:46 PM)
Uh.. let me inteject here.
Gamer, you do know that Israel's military is closely along the lines of our, and the UK's military in strength?
Of course I do, my parents tax dollars go towards their military, we give them their rifles for free.
Sure, but why maintain such a large armed forces (I never said they'd fall to Iran, to the contrary, they'll have America's and Europe's backing), what is the purpose of it?
Some might answer: they are threatened by the nations they border.
Wrong sir! Wrong!
They are thretened by others about as much as they threaten others, the large military is needed in order to send messages to other nations. Its a support of whatever blackmail that can be thrown around. Not that I'm solely targeting Israel, I find most nations to be corrupt in this manner, but for a population of 6 million an armed forces that large is rather peculiar.