Because it bordered the desert, Gaza was vulnerable to warring nomadic groups.

The Human Province asks how an issue like raising the minimum wage should become an excuse for street fight

Changes in the military situation after the Cold War made specialized anti tank helicopters less useful.

for they are spirits of demons, performing signs which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Second, Europe persists in ignoring the need to determine under what conditions it can and should use force, not for peacekeeping but to fight potentially hostile forces.

The town played no role of importance in the Finnish Civil War, but was the scene of some fierce street fighting at the onset of the Lapland War between Finland and Nazi Germany.

In spite of the increased supplies of arms, Habsade remained concerned about the amount of ammunition he had and questioned whether he had sufficient ammunition to fight the TFG forces, which were supplied by Ethiopia.

Second, Europe persists in ignoring the need to determine under what conditions it can and should use force, not for peacekeeping but to fight potentially hostile forces. The aversion to war is one of the most serious risks that Europe currently faces.

Neither the French nor the Germans, obviously, want to contemplate any possibility of a return to the days when every generation they would kill each other over the question of which language should be spoken by the mayor of Strasbourg (or is it Strassburg?).