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It is worth
noting that Yitzak Rabin, the Israeli chief of staff in 1967, endorsed this
view in full. In Rabin’s opinion, Nasser, by sending his troops into the Sinai,
had merely wanted to improve his increasingly shaky position in the Arab
world and prove, at little risk, that he, and he alone, could challenge Israel.
Unfortunately, according to Rabin, Nasser failed to anticipate how things
would develop.7
So he was the stupid kid on the block who liked to poke the pit bull with a stick. Unfortunately for him, this time the gate was left open. Moral of the story? Don't poke pit bulls.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by CountDrac
There are many sites that do NOT believe an Arab attack was imminent, though I doubt you'd give them a second glance..
It is worth
noting that Yitzak Rabin, the Israeli chief of staff in 1967, endorsed this
view in full. In Rabin’s opinion, Nasser, by sending his troops into the Sinai,
had merely wanted to improve his increasingly shaky position in the Arab
world and prove, at little risk, that he, and he alone, could challenge Israel.
Unfortunately, according to Rabin, Nasser failed to anticipate how things
would develop.7
www.paulbogdanor.com...
Read the article if you can stomach a different perspective than your own biased one.