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To: Lou Weed who wrote (273179)	1/22/2010 10:19:52 AM
From: Hawkmoon	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Technically speaking this is actually incorrect. Sure, the Egyptians, Jordanians and Syrians built up forces on the Israeli border but Israel actually launched a preemptive strike.....understandably so given the circumstances. Technically my @ss.. Israel PLEADED with King Hussein not to get involved. Hussein was told that this war was because Egypt had blockaded Israel's southern access to the Red Sea (act of war) and kicked out the US observer force in the Sinai in preparation for an attack. During May and June the Israeli government had worked hard to keep Jordan out of any war; it was concerned about being attacked on multiple fronts, and did not want to have to deal with the Palestinian population of the West Bank. However, Jordan's King Hussein got caught up in the wave of pan-Arab nationalism preceding the war;[17] and so, on May 30, Jordan signed a mutual defense treaty with Egypt, thereby joining the military alliance already in place between Egypt and Syria. The move surprised both Egyptians and foreign observers, because President Nasser had generally been at odds with Hussein, calling him an "imperialist lackey" just days earlier.[87] Nasser said that any differences between him and Hussein were erased "in one moment" and declared: "Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel. The Arab people want to fight."[87] en.wikipedia.org Jordan's government IGNORED that and listened to Nasser's LIES about his "successes" against Israel's air force and army and decided to throw his hand in with Egypt. Jordan was reluctant to enter the war. Nasser used the obscurity of the first hours of the conflict to convince Hussein that he was victorious; he claimed as evidence a radar sighting of a squadron of Israeli aircraft returning from bombing raids in Egypt which he said was an Egyptian aircraft en route to attacking Israel.[135] One of the Jordanian brigades stationed in the West Bank was sent to the Hebron area in order to link with the Egyptians. Hussein decided to attack. en.wikipedia.org War broke out on 5 June when Israel responded to the Egyptian military build-up by launching a surprise attack on Egypt’s air force, destroying most of it on the ground within a matter of hours. That same morning, Israel sent a message to Jordan’s leader King Hussein via the US State Department, the UN and the British Foreign Office, saying that, despite the outbreak of war, it would not attack the West Bank if Jordan maintained quiet on that front. Jordan ignored Israel’s appeal to avoid conflict. That morning, King Hussein received false information from Egypt denying Egyptian losses and claiming a massive and successful Egyptian attack against Israel. Emboldened by this information, Jordan launched immediate multiple attacks on Israel: sixdaywar.co.uk Jordan was offered the chance to AVOID WAR with Israel, despite Hussein having signed an mutual defense agreement with Egypt. He ignored that opportunity and chose to attack Israel. He lost, the West Bank was occupied, and Hussein avoided exchanging land for peace until 1989 when he abandoned Jordan's claims on the West Bank. Pretty clear Slarty. And that link @ www.sixdaywar.co.uk has some very good bibliography and footnotes. Makes for very interesting reading as to the steps Israel went to in order to avoid war, and the steps the Arabs took to make war unavoidable. Hawk