Sxb its not on me to read any journa, if your brining sources then you should outline and point out which parts of your sources exactly back up your statements, like the ANC being capable of defeating the SA government, and SA gov supposedly in fear of this ending apartheid. All i can get from that paragraph is that they have been able to present themselves as the biggest front against SA at the expense of another Black SA group, and that their asymmetrical war caused 20k deaths. Nothing there suggests they were capable of militarily defeating the SA gov.
Secondly its interesting to note you have no means of backing up your original assertion that israel will face this massive assault sanctions or otherwise please cease this blind trust towards the west, as a muslim they dont give a hoot about you and much prefer israel than to any of it's neighbours.
I never said that the ANC would’ve defeated the apartheid government.
What I meant was that the ANC would’ve waged direct war against Botha, who would’ve violently put it down in biblical proportions which would’ve pushed South Africa to Nth Korea level of pariah.
The apartheid government saw the Blacks at the level of animal and dealt with them as such. Peaceful protests led to massacres, what do you think a conflict would’ve done?
The ANC was ready for war, as Mandela stated, millions supported them and were willing to give their lives.
The US and the West already drew up sanctions against South Africa. The South African business community already sided with the ANC over the National Party.
Even if they won a war, the writing was on the wall by 1989.
That’s why they negotiated with Mandela.