On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:48 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
> ...there is no way the US is going to shoot down Israeli planes (and
> I don't think the Iraqis have the capacity to do so). That's not
> participation; that's your bluff being called.
The difference between "participation" and "permission" is exactly zero. As in the stand-down of the Washington DC air defenses on "9-11"
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos