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Israelis stocking up on free gas masks...

Interesting report out of Israel about how folks are stocking up on (free) gas masks for fear of imminent war with Iran.

Just what the world needs, more war. Maybe by 3012 we'll move beyond killing each other.


I don't know much about Middle East politics, but this stinks of a PR stunt. If you want to drum up support for war one good way to do it is to actually equip every day citizens with protection against an attack.

It reinforces the belief that you are first and foremost concerned with their safety, establishing you as the 'good guy'.

The reality is if there is a war it will be initiated by Israel. Ergo, there was no need to go through this exercise (since they will determine the start date, not Iran). They could have simply waited a week or so before the war was going to start and then distribute gas masks to every citizen in the country. The whole process would take maybe two or three days (assuming you've pre-planned logistics, which is a given).

So why get everyone all worked up when you aren't even sure there will be a war?

I tend to think it's simply for PR purposes. One, to prime the population for war down the road and two, to send Iran a message that Israel isn't messing around.




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