@Dizasta1
Hi,
Your aircraft means nothing by itself----it is always in relation to the strenghts---weaknesses---abilities and capabilities of the enemy aircraft---and its other complimentary assets---.
When you are looking at the COSTS in matters of weapons superiority---then one should bury their heads where there is no light---.
A prime minister made a massive weapons deal when the nation was extremely poor and at a financial loss----there was a lots of criticism on the PM---but the PM never replied---.
After the retirement---when a writer interviewing the PM for a Biography---this same question was asked----" why you spent so much money on weapons purchase when the economy of the country was in shambles "---.
The retd prime replied---I read the life history of Prophet Mohammad----at the time of his death---there was no money to buy oil for the lamp---His wife Ayesha mortgaged a shield to buy oil------but there were 9 swords hanging on the walls of His house---. That was my inspiration.
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Meir knew about their stand, and said, "Your doubt are well founded, but if we win this war, and defeat the Arabs, history will remember us as the victors, and in history, once a community is know as the victor, it forgets how many eggs they ate and how many times they had food. Whether there was jam, honey, butter on the table, and how many holes they had in their shoes. Or whether the sheaths of their swords were new or old! A conqueror is a conqueror."
Based on Meir's solid logic, the Israeli cabinet approved the deal. Later it was proved that the decision taken by Meir was right, and the whole world witnessed the Jews knocking on the doors of the Arabs with this artillery. A war took place, and the Arabs faced a shameful defeat at the hands of an old lady.
After a gap of one decade after the war, a reporter of the Washington Post interviewed Meir, asking "Was the logic you had in your mind for the arms was spur of the moment decision or you had had an advance strategy?"
Meir's reply was very surprising.
She answered, "I got this logic from the prophet (of the Muslims) Mohammed (peace be upon him). When I was a student, my favorite topic was comparative study of religions. Those days I studied the life of Mohammed (PBUH). One author stated that when Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) died, there was not enough money to buy oil for a lamp, his wife (Ayesha Siddiqua) mortgaged his battle shield to buy oil, yet there were nine swords hung on the wall of his house.
When I read this account, it occurred to me- how many people in the world would have known about the worst economic condition of Islamic state? But everyone recognizes them as conquerors of half the world. So I decided that I would buy arms at any cost; even if we would have to starve or to live in camps instead of buildings, but we would prove ourselves as the victor".
