Setting: Israeli cabinet meeting, 1968.
Secretary of Finance: “The situation is desastrous, we are almost bankrupt. The military is very costly, the taxes are so high that it is impossible to raise them even higher, we already have restrictions on capital flow, the nations of the world are donating money, but it is still insufficient.”
Prime Minister: “Any suggestions, anyone?”
Secretary of Education: “I have got an idea. Let’s declare war on the United States. They will defeat us, they will occupy us, then they will also have to care for us!”
Applause, general agreement.
Prime Minister: “Any objections?”
Secretary of Defense: “But what do we do in case of victory?”