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Originally posted by alexg
But Russia was backing ISRAEL (unless voting IN FAVOR of an Israeli state means backing arabs...)
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Awh that's what you call "Russian backing Israel"? LOL. Hey you know Russia and U.S. agreed on many other issues to under UN I guess then U.S and Russia must've been best friends too? Nawh! There was no such thing as cold war at all either. I tell you once again, please quit speaking non-sense.
On February 4, 1970, Nixon proposed to Chairman Kosygin that the United States and the Soviet Union discuss the question of limiting the arms which the two countries provide to the Middle East. The Soviets rejected this proposal as they had done similar proposals in the past.
On March 23 Secretary Rogers announced that they would hold in abeyance a decision on Israel's request for additional aircraft, pointing out that: "Restraint will be required on the part of other major suppliers to the Middle East. No nation can pursue a policy of seeking unilateral advantage in the area if peace is to be achieved."
The Soviet Union responded by stepping up the shipment of air- defense missiles and aircraft, manned by Soviet combat crews, to Egypt-the first time that Soviet combat crews have been moved to a nation outside the Communist orbit.
February 4 letter to Chairman Kosygin from Nixon he made clear that the United States would not hesitate to provide arms to Israel if they were required in order to maintain that balance. On July 31 Nixon said publicly:
It is an integral part of our cease-fire proposal that neither side is to use the cease-fire period to improve its military position in the area of the cease-fire lines. All would have to refrain from... undertaking a military buildup of any kind in such an area.
The Soviet Union's disregard for this essential foundation for peace talks raised serious doubts about its readiness to cooperate in the effort to achieve peace. Against this background, the United States had no choice but to take further steps to help maintain the military balance.
The Soviets have persistently called for an Israeli commitment to total withdrawal from all occupied territories. The Soviets have also called for a refugee settlement which inadequately reflects the practical human and security problems involved on both sides.
The United States has recognized that any changes in prewar borders should be insubstantial, but we insist that any agreement to fix final borders must be directly linked in a peace agreement to mutually agreed practical arrangements that would make these secure. These are matters for negotiation between the parties. The Soviets have insisted, however, that the major powers make these judgments and, in effect, impose them on the parties.