What would happen is the US would send its own forces to protect Israel with a couple of aircraft carriers.
But Egypt would never turn its back on the US, and wouldn't strike. Turkey may even step in causing trouble for those nations who strike Israel, because after all the Turks have batches of F-4s and F-5s Fighters being upgraded by Israel. Egypt would stay neutral. I doubt Sadat would cut himself off because 80% of his Airforce, Army and Navy is US backed, and his economy is doing well but that all depends on maintaining normal relations with both Israel and the US.
Syria has outdated MiG-21s and MiG-23s, which are basically useless for battle against F-15s and F-16s. The T-55s and T-62s Syria possesses are nothing more than a box of rusted metal.
So I disagree with this Luttwak guy. He should examine the situation more closely, and see what countries have their economies at stake if they go to war with Israel. Egypt being one of them.
But Egypt would never turn its back on the US, and wouldn't strike. Turkey may even step in causing trouble for those nations who strike Israel, because after all the Turks have batches of F-4s and F-5s Fighters being upgraded by Israel. Egypt would stay neutral. I doubt Sadat would cut himself off because 80% of his Airforce, Army and Navy is US backed, and his economy is doing well but that all depends on maintaining normal relations with both Israel and the US.
Syria has outdated MiG-21s and MiG-23s, which are basically useless for battle against F-15s and F-16s. The T-55s and T-62s Syria possesses are nothing more than a box of rusted metal.
So I disagree with this Luttwak guy. He should examine the situation more closely, and see what countries have their economies at stake if they go to war with Israel. Egypt being one of them.
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