Radalan 说:
Anthropoid 说:Radalan 说:
How so?

Without US backing, Israels interests wouldnt be (as) represented in world politics, which means that in case of conflict, they could not count on international help, but instead would have to fear international reactions for their wrong doings. While you will always find people arguing that everything Israel does is right, in the end, a vast number of international players disagree and will act accordingly. Militarily Israel would very likely succeed against any local thread, but depending on their action, they would at the least lose some control over the region (in the sense of international powers taking more control over developments) and at the very worst there would be repercussions like sanctions, which would hurt israel (imo significantly).Anthropoid 说:Radalan 说:
How so?
Anthropoid 说:But, what I don't get: the previous footage of the bloody cadaver on a gurney under a sheeet and bleeding profusely, does getting blown up by a precision missile not turn you into a charred husk? I'd be surprised if they'd be able to contort the body back into a supinated posture and that it would be bleeding once it had been burned into a crisp?

Tibertus 说:Anthropoid 说:But, what I don't get: the previous footage of the bloody cadaver on a gurney under a sheeet and bleeding profusely, does getting blown up by a precision missile not turn you into a charred husk? I'd be surprised if they'd be able to contort the body back into a supinated posture and that it would be bleeding once it had been burned into a crisp?
The majority of damage from modern explosives comes from the high energy explosion displacing air very rapidly, causing a pressure wave, and shrapnel. You'd have to be very close to the actual explosion to be burned, and at that point, the high energy of the explosion would more or less tear you to bits anyways. Either way, the most human casualties come from shrapnel. Don't believe Hollywood explosions.
Radalan 说:Anthropoid 说:Radalan 说:
How so?
*COUGH* http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/usvetoes.html
http://In explaining her veto, US Ambassador Susan E. Rice said the vote should not be misunderstood as support for settlement activity.
“On the contrary, we reject in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity,” she declared. “Continued settlement activity violates Israel’s international commitments, devastates trust between the parties, and threatens the prospects for peace…
“Every potential action must be measured against one overriding standard: will it move the parties closer to negotiations and an agreement? Unfortunately, this draft resolution risks hardening the positions of both sides. It could encourage the parties to stay out of negotiations and, if and when they did resume, to return to the Security Council whenever they reach an impasse.”