Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Lessons from the Sudetenland - Benjamin Netanyahu
Regardless of what you think of Benjamin Netanyahu, this article he wrote back in 1997 clearly explains how he sees Israel's position.
Perhaps, the rest of the world would be served well by this lesson of history...
Perhaps, the rest of the world would be served well by this lesson of history...
In 1997, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote this and more at KHouse.org. He begins:
"Czechoslovakia was strategically placed in the heart of Europe, and its conquest was central to Hitler's plans for overrunning Europe. Though small, Czechoslovakia could field over 800,000 men (one of the strongest armies in Europe), and it had a highly efficient arms industry.
To complicate matters from Hitler's point of view, it possessed a formidable physical barrier to his designs in the shape of the Sudeten mountains, which bordered Germany and guarded the access to the Czech heartland and the capital city of Prague only miles away.
A system of fortifications and fortresses had been built in the mountains over many years, making passage by force a very costly proposition, perhaps even impossible."
