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Comments by "Grubby bum" (@grubbybum3614) on "The Secret War: When Israel fought the Soviet Union" video.
That's what happens when your military is built on nepotism. The only decent Arab forces today are Syria or Lebanon's Hezbollah, which tend to reward talent, rather than complete loyalty.
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There's nothing unique with Israel. Finland done an even better job against the Soviets. If you take any Western nation, like Netherlands or Austria, plonk them down in the middle east, they'd do just as well. It's the European model of command that matters the most.
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@rogersmith1408 my apologies. I should have said European command plus promotion based on merit.
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@wallbert2000 they didn't declare war. You know it'd be different if the Soviets launched assets from the Caucuses, air/land/sea. With Submarines patrolling off Israel's coast, Israel would have fallen within a few months.
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Wow! What a great argument...
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@cattledog901 a 1970 Portugal vs US carrier group then.
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Meh. Seen this scenario on history channel a million times. Would be interesting if Binkov gave one of the Arab nations a fully democratic military, based on merit. I believe that would even the odds against Israel.
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