we gave you sinai in 1979 and it wasnt untill 1982 israel completely pulled out of sinai. we gave sinai back for peace not because of the war.
Well...I know the Sinai came after the peace process. But, Egypt achieved it's Strategic goal which is regaining the Sinai. That doesn't have to be by military force.
In the battlefield, Egypt won. So, as I said...Egypt won militarily and strategically.
Gaining back the Sinai was to be a military objective if politics failed.
Check this...
Regain the Sinai in SUCCESSIVE PHASES DEPENDING ON the capabilities of the Egyptian military.
Gaining it militarily was the last thing. The war started with Operation Badr or as called before, High Minarets which basically was advance into the Sinai for 12 kms under the protection of a SAM umbrella. Then, work it out politically. If it failed and Egypt got the weapons they needed from the Soviets in demanded amounts. The second plan was to be Granite 1 which is to advance until east of the passes. And after achieving this strategic location, see how it goes politically. If politics failed again, plan Granite 2 was to become action and regain the entire Sinai by force.
On the 7th of October when Egyptian victory was at it's mightiest, Sadat told Henry Kissinger; the American Prime Minister the following...
[FONT="]"He told of his lonely decision making that led to the war, of his conclusion that there would never be a serious negotiation so long as Israel was able to equate security with military predominance. Now that he had vindicated Egyptian honor, Sadat told me, he had two objectives: to "regain my territory" (the 1967 boundary in the Sinai) and to make peace." - Years of Upheaval. Author, Henry Kissinger.
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Sadat made peace and did regain his territory doesn't this sound like victory achieved??
He never aimed for regaining the entire Sinai by force in 1 shot. It was depending on the capabilities of the military and the political situation.
And during the peace process, Israel didn't fight to keep their settlements on the Sinai protected by Israeli forces in Egyptian Sinai? Yes, they did. But, what happened was the settlements being deconstructed and evacuating it's civilians by force sometimes.
Above is the settlements of Yamit.
You claim that Israel gave back the Sinai for peace?? That doesn't make any sense.
Golda Meir said before " Sinai was now part of Israel, and that it would be settled by Israelis."
Moshe Dayan "[FONT="]The 1967 war was the last of wars… after which there is nothing left for the Arabs but to plead for mercy"
And I believe when Ben Gurion? was asked about the borders of Israel he said something like the borders of Israel are where it's soldiers stand.
[/FONT]Israel gave up 3 air bases in strategic locations, an oil field and their settlements which were planned to become a city of 200,000 for peace. While you and I know that after the 1967 war Israel thought it's very secure due to the Bar-Lev line. It's kinda funny how Israel comes out victorious when they fight on borders considered a threat and they get defeated on borders they considered secure.
And also speaking of 1982, when Israel tried to keep Taba.
"Israel held onto the 750-yard-long stretch of sand after it had withdrawn from the rest of Sinai in 1982, even though Egypt insisted that Taba should have been returned as well. Israel maintained that maps of the area were incorrect and that Taba should have been Israel's all along."
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/27/w...israel-turns-over-last-of-sinai-to-egypt.html
It's no peace when it's seeked through military dominance.