Tell me how a bunch of ill equipped but very determined refugees were able to throw the combined Moslem armies into confusion and rout them without Divine help.
😂Or, one could look at the Iran-Iraq war and compare/contrast with the gulf war and come to the realization that Arabs suck at war. Like, really, REALLY suck. It's a cultural thing. 😉
You are absolutely right about Arabs, but when they attacked the new state of Israel was barely organized and it is a hard thing to beat overwhelming force even with excellent military leadership. Witness the battle of the Little Bighorn where well led, well armed troops were over run by stone age savages. Arabs are not much against the Western or Big Asian powers but the infant state of Israel was almost in a helpless condition in 1948 except for the Hebrews knowing surrender was death, and then I admit there was the Arab penchant for retreat.
Little Bighorn....well armed and well lead? Both of those are debatable. The Springfields in the hands of Custer's men that day experienced serious extraction issues, nor did that lead element have sufficient ammo, hence the note to Benteen to "Bring Packs, P.S Bring Packs", i.e. bring up the ammo because we are going to need it, and of course they never arrived in time.
As for being "well lead", Custer was a horrible leader. He graduated last in his class at WestPoint and and had more men die under his leadership than any one else similarly situated in the entire Civil War. Custer was a terrible leader out for his own glory who under estimated his enemy and got got him men killed in the process....but I digress
Don't have time now, but when I get back from church I'll make a comment or two about Little Bighorn. I understand that Custer made some Terrible mistakes that day. I've been there 4 times. He could have prevailed.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
