Sadat, having stated "Yamit means war, at least for Egypt," (Source: Chomsky, Noam: Fateful Triangle; the United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (p. 105, note 51; 1983; Updated Edition 1999, South End Press, Boston MA, USA) has repeatedly warned that he will be forced to resort to war if his efforts at a peaceful settlement are rebuffed, but Israel and Washington continue to dismiss his overtures with contempt, secure in the belief that Israel possesses military supremacy.
Warnings from American oil companies operating in the Arabian peninsula concerning threats to U.S. interests are also disregarded. (Fateful Triangle, p. 66, note 71)