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Originally Posted by [db]
Yes, the Israeli occupation of the entire Arab world would have gone swimmingly. The lands they did occupy during that war (West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights) are what plague them to this day as it is. Imagine the level of violence we'd be seeing if they had been trying to hold "Cairo, Damascus and Amman". 
It was not defensive. The Egyptians moved their army into the Sinai desert and cut of Israeli shipping lines. This does not mean they were about to invade Israel. I'm not saying they didn't have a right to feel threatened, but the IDF launched a first strike attack. Even Kissinger agrees with me on this one. Nasser was incompetent and got caught with his pants down, lost his entire air force in a couple hours, and the war was over. lol, and here we are 40 years later, only 200 years away from peace. |
These exact words came from Nasser's mouth... "As of today, there no longer exists an international emergency force to protect Israel. We shall exercise patience no more. We shall not complain any more to the UN about Israel. The sole method we shall apply against Israel is total war, which will result in the extermination of Zionist existence." Along with these... "The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel...to face the challenge, while standing behind us are the armies of Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan and the whole Arab nation. This act will astound the world. Today they will know that the Arabs are arranged for battle, the critical hour has arrived. We have reached the stage of serious action and not declarations."
It wasn't just the supply line being caught off...all 4 of those countries mobilized their troops on the Israeli borders and their sole purpose was to invade Israel. The fact that the IDF stuck Egypt first was irrelevant at that point...they had no choice, as they couldn't stay mobilized forever.