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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4765)	4/20/1999 9:36:00 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 17770

<<You obviously know little about English history. Ancient England was constantly invaded by Vikings, Celts, Scots, Welsh, French (William the Conqueor), Danes, etc.. The power of the Dutch, English and Spanish navies only a few miles from England reduced the channel to a minor obstacles as proven by the successful invasion by the French in 1066, and the Vikings in numerous invasion before 1066. The Long Bow and ships with canons were weapons of terror in their day, just as air power, artillery and tanks are today>> The analogy does hold, because long bows and ships with cannon couldnt traverse the length and breadth of the island in a matter of minutes and hours. The long bow by the way only became a formiddable weapon under the English, the King paid Welsh men to practice their skills and come when he called. Ships armed with cannon were uncommon until well into the 16th century. The Vikings invaded mostly from the North, through Yorkshire. The "French" invasion of 1066 was conducted at a time when the English did not rule the Channel. The lack of success of both the French (during the 100 Years War) and the Spanish to cross the Channel testifies to that body of water's capacity as a natural barrier. The currents of the Channel are in favor of crossing from England, and strongly against going to England. The French tried numerous times to cross, and were smashed on the rocks or turned back due to Channel weather. All this is academic, however. The security risk to Israel because of its size is well-known, well-documented, and agreed upon by much greater informed men than you and I, Emil. History has shown (Yom Kippur anyone?) what can happen to Israel if it is caught with its pants down. The nation was nearly overrun, in a matter of hours