Do not try to be clever and play with words …you know very well historical connotation of that word

Ustasa, can you please translate/explain your nickname to the rest of forum community?
And you where 3 years old when war started and 7 at the finish but you are as suggested in your forum profile…

Birthday:
1st September 1988
Biography:
Croatian
Location:
Canada
Interests:
shooting Chetniks
Occupation:
soilder

Shooting chetniks ? Soldier? 18 year sof age?

Aside from oil, why does it matter what the Mid-East thinks of American foreign policy.

Arabs don’t seem to like outside influence anyway so why should we care what they think about our support for Israel.

I’m not Jewish, and I’m a Christian, though not hardcore in any form or fashion, but I can say this with a lot of pride…I fully support Israel and their struggle.

They are surrounded by nothing but pure hate on all of their borders.
They’ve been constantly harassed since the formation of their country, and people of the Jewish faith have been mistreated for decades. The Jewish certainly aren’t the only group to suffer as all groups on Earth have at one time or another suffered greatly, so don’t throw that on me because I know somebody will. I haven’t met a single Jewish person that thinks they are better than or above anyone else like many people on this forum seem to think. They are fighting for their survival today just as during WWII and every SINGLE DECADE of their existence as the state of Israel even today.

I just have no sympathy for countries and people that support terrorist operations, and that’s exactly what Syria and the Palestinians do. In the end, they started all of this, and as sferrin said…..the Israelis will finish it. Anyone who is foolish enough to get in their way will be dealt with….

You may call me evil and a war mongerer or whatever else you wish, but I truly don’t care. I’m sick of the Middle East and their constant hatred, I’m sick of the Israelis always living in fear from insurgents and suicide bombers, and I couldn’t be happier that they are taking a stand to deal with this. It’s been long in the making.

Civilians are killed by both sides, but the primary difference is that the Israelis don’t specifically target civilians while the terrorists do.

Even if Israel moved out of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank completely do you think it would stop terrorist attacks on their country? No. That’s because all Arabs, or at least the more vocal ones, want the complete annihilation of Israel. Pullout after pullout has been done in the past, and where has it gotten Israel? No where. The terrorists don’t care….they will continue their attacks no matter what the Israelis do, no matter what concessions they make, and countries like Syria and Iran and groups like Hezbollah will always support them because those I just mentioned are full of hate. As such, I see the Israeli side in this, and I consider what they are doing a self defense measure. I’m in the USAF, and if I could transfer to the IDF/AF, I’d give strong consideration to doing so because I’m sick and tired of this whole terrorist situation. I’m too young to have seen the things that terrorists have done in the past, and they’ve always been around, but as I’ve gotten older, with events like 9/11, the U.S.S. Cole, the London bombings, the recent bombings in India, etc. it has given me a new passion to fight to end the existance of any terrorist anywhere. So obviously I fully support Israel.

I hope they keep up the pressure, and I almost wish Syria would try something so I could see recon photos of Syrian air bases with large craters in the runways. It’s the least they deserve for their support of terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

I hope the Palestinian people will come to realize that having Hamas in power automatically makes them illegitimate. I hope they get rid of those idiots and get someone in there who can help come to an agreement with the Israelis.

The Israelis don’t negotiate with terrorists, and they shouldn’t.

So keep those F-16’s flying….whatever it takes….

I agree with you 100%…it is time to finish that Middle Eastern nonsense.

I have to agree with you Djink that G-4MD could be most exciting program for SAF and Serbian aerospace industry. Not only that SAF would get very capable advance trainer but also very potent ground attack aircraft with laser guided bombs and IR and TV guided air to ground missiles and with new production run they could stay in service well after 2020 plus some money could be made from the export orders.

Latest issue of “Defense” magazine has interview with Miloje Miletic , head of Serbian Army Development Directorate (G-5) http://www.odbrana.mod.gov.yu/odbrana019/08-11.pdf
Among other things he has described Armed Forces “Road Map” between now and 2015

Now to 2010 – modernization of:

– Fighter and transport airplanes
– Combat and transport helicopters
– Command and information systems
– Personal protection systems
– Special forces weapons
– KUB SAM
– Self propelled artillery and its ammunition

2010 – 2015

– Purchasing modern communication equipment
– Further development of command and information systems
– Development and introduction of new systems for electronic warfare
– Development of the system for real time analysis of the combat zone (Land forces)
– Increasing level of personal (infantryman) protection
– Introduction of new infantry transportation systems in order to increase force mobility
– Further modernization of self propelled artillery and development of new ammunition for them
– Introduction of new equipment for Special Forces
– Introduction of new Air Defense command and control centre
– Introduction of new Transport airplanes
– Introduction of new multirole aircraft
– Introduction of new transport and combat helicopter
– Introduction of new medium range SAM system
– Modernization of current “in service” aircrafts that will stay in service beyond 2015
– Introduction of Search and Rescue systems

– 2007 – 10% of military budget will go for modernization

– 2010 – 12 %

– 2015 – 20%

– Expected defense budget in 2010 will be 2.4% of gross domestic product

– Above financial figures have been produced by Serbian Ministry of Finance

Current projects that will be actively pursued until 2010

– Lasta 95 , piston powered aircraft for basic pilot training
– Self-propelled howitzers (122mm and 155mm)
– M21 infantryman equipment program (introduction starts in 2007)
– Computer network within Air Defense system
– Modernization of “Neva” SAM guidance system (targeting radar and so on)
– Research and development of TV and IR missile guidance systems
– Research and development in rocketry and ballistics
– MoD has created group for military cooperation with Israel
– Most likely from Israel will come communication equipment, command and information systems (in stead of satellite)
– There will be limited modernization of M84 main battle tank (communication equipment, fire control system)