do u really want a war to happen to prove you wrong?
our force is a deterent, its not meant for winning the war. u may
win the battle but it doesn't mean u'll win the war. We have no
resources to speak of, our forces may have more of any equipment
among any armed force, we do not have the luxury of being able to
win any dragged out war. While we can have the best intelligence,
having intelligence alone with an inadequate force is at best, to
fight a delaying battle. The water problem alone will kill us
outright. An army, no matter how advanced, still has basic needs to
be fufilled.
I hope we are not so complacent as to overestimate our abilities,
but to be realistic about the harsh realities of war. We may be
able to delay long enough for international aid to arrive or we may
not, its up to anyones guess. To have a sense of "sure-win" mindset
and to overestimate oneself almost led to the downfall of the
Israelis in the Yom Kippur War.
