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On the first day of Operation Focus, while the Egyptian and Syrian Air Forces were being destroyed, Iraq decided to strike back. Although its attacks on Israel caused only minor damage, they provoked a furious response. This led to three days of aerial war and to some of the wildest action of the Six Day War. This video assesses what happened and how it challenges the usual narrative about Israeli superiority over the Arab militaries.