There are significant gain for our military if we send in our
troops and had a successful mission. i.e. the personel sent there
will have good first hand experience. Also, SAF's international
prestige will rise, as along with Singapore's prestige.
Furthermore, Israel was SAF's teacher, by "Asian" moral value, we
should go in and return them a favour.
However, Singapore's national policy stress more on economic
development rather than military. This mission is a bit sensitive
and if mishandled, which is very likely, then we can run into
trouble with Muslim states, namely the ones to the north and south
of us. Which may in turn cause diplomatic issues leading to
possible unrest which is bad for business. The mission is also
likely to cause casualty, which would make things ugly and
difficult for the governent to answer to the parents of these
NSmen.
Weighing the cost-benefits...... Don't think we should go.
