THE WORD DEFEAT IS NOT IN THE ARAB M
INDSET!
October 7, 2005
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I went to school with, worked with, and taught Arab military personnel for many years during my military experiences. One characteristic that sticks out like a sore thumb in their mentality is their inability to accept any war they have ever fought as a defeat.
If they had been the nation that attacked us on December 7, 1941, they would have claimed they won World War II because of the heavy losses we sustained at Pearl Harbor.
If the United States and international community had not held Israel back, they would have taken Damascus and Cairo – Yet Arabs say they were victorious over Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
The following article by Haaretz Service and News Agencies is typical of the Arab ability to snatch victory out of absolute defeat.
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Arab world commemorates 32nd anniversary of Yom Kippur War
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
October 6, 2005
The Arab world commemorated on Thursday the 32nd anniversary of the Yom
Kippur War, which Egypt and Syria consider a victory despite the Israeli recovery from a surprise Arab attack.
Israel commemorates the anniversary of the war on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which this year takes place on October 13.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak marked the war’s anniversary, known throughout the Arab world as the October War, by releasing 861 prisoners and telling the nation that success on the battlefield had led to freedom and a better life.
“This victory has moved us from liberating captured land to a similar liberation in our political life and national economy,” Mubarak said in a televised speech.
“The October victory was, and still is, a watershed in the history of the homeland,” he added.
Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar Assad laid a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Damascus.
Assad was accompanied during the ceremony by the Syrian defense minister Major General Hasan Turkmany, and the Syrian chief of staff, Ali Habib.
The Yom Kippur War began when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Day of Atonement.
Caught off guard, the Israel Defense Forces sustained heavy casualties as Arab armies advanced deep into Israeli territory. However, the IDF soon recovered and pushed the Arab armies back, crossing the Suez Canal in the south and coming within range of artillery fire from Damascus in the north.
Despite the Israeli recovery, the war is seen as a victory throughout the Arab world because of the initial gains, which restored Egyptian and Syrian self-confidence.
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