Word: frontality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most significant objections, however, came from Algeria's Houari Boumedienne. During the summit and at a six-hour meeting with Nasser afterward, he argued that a frontal attack on Israel under Egyptian leadership was doomed to failure. Palestinian Arabs, Boumedienne said, should be allowed to settle the issue on their own rather than drag other Arabs into a general war. Boumedienne resisted Nasser's demand for more men and more money. "What do you need all this armor and equipment for?" he asked...