Anita Arnand

But, you know, they're right.

There are Soviets in departments of labor, armaments, working at every single level.

And by the way, Soviets who are working with utter disdain for the Egyptians they're working with.

Yeah, and he hates it.

It's humiliating to have these Russian speakers who are treating the people of their own country like second-class citizens.

So just in this equation, what they're seeing is, okay, the Arabs have got Soviet weapons, so we'll give the Israelis American weapons.

And there's an emergency request to restore the depleted arsenal from Israel.

And President Nixon approves legislation on October the 18th for a $2.2 billion arms package for the Jewish state.

2.2 billion.

I mean, there's never been anything like that.

I mean, that's a crazy amount.

Willie, I mean, it's where America most visibly enters the fray.

It's also a time when Ariel Sharon enters the fray as a truly dominant figure.

Can you talk us through, first of all, who is he?

They sort of find him what?

Insubordinate.

They'll issue orders and he'll go off and do what he wants.

Is that why he has the problem of top brass?

The surface-to-air missiles.

I keep reminding people because you boys love your acronyms.