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| PENTAGON PRESSES FOR U.S. OPERATION IN LEBANON | |
| 2004-01-08 | |
The U.S. Defense Department is said to be mulling a proposal to expand special operations forces and send them to destroy insurgency strongholds along the Lebanese-Syrian border. U.S. defense sources said the proposal is being examined by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. They said the plan calls for a multi-pronged attack on insurgency strongholds in such countries as Lebanon and Somalia. "The global war on terror is continuing, and it will for the foreseeable future," Rumsfeld, who did not cite future U.S. counter-insurgency targets, said on Tuesday. "As we prosecute the war, we'll need to continue to strengthen, improve and transform our forces; modernize and restructure programs and commands." The London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat reported on Wednesday that the proposal submitted to Rumsfeld was the result of the secretary's decision to expand the U.S. war against Al Qaida and its allies. The Saudi-owned newspaper quoted U.S. sources as saying the first step being mulled by Rumsfeld is for a U.S. military attack on Al Qaida strongholds in Somalia as early as this month.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 Just another prybar being inserted against the AoE. It is all calculated to keep the pressure on Baby Assad, especially after G'Daffy seems to be caving. We can't cut these guys any slack, esp. while the momentum on our side is building well. I smell geometric progress here if we keep it up. Heh heh. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-1-8 5:00:23 PM |
| #7 (SNIFF)Damn,Assad!Go take a shower and put on some clean drawers. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-1-8 8:22:51 AM |
| #6 Assad knows his number is up whether we enter Lebanon seaside or not. That suits me just fine. And as for operational secrets, they'll be kept safe, I am certain. I just hope to Christ Rumsfeld will active three more army divisions before we launch into this next offensive phase of the WOT. We need them. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-1-8 6:03:52 AM |
| #5 Just upping the pressure on the chinless wonder, Assad must be seriously considering doing a Ghadaffi by now. (#4 Phill_b: LOL ) |
| Posted by: chinditz 2004-1-8 3:36:02 AM |
| #4 the plan calls for a multi-pronged attack on insurgency strongholds in such countries as Lebanon As he quickly checks the map. From the mediterranean = one direction - tick! From Iraq = the other direction - tick! He notes main road from Iraq to Lebanon goes through Dasmascus - tick! Yep, makes sense! |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-1-8 1:31:51 AM |
| #3 I'm sort of ambivelant about this 'proposal'. Part of me says I can't believe some idiot general is telegraphing our moves with this leak and endangering troops. The other part of me says we're probably already doing spooky things in syria and lebanon, and this balloon is just to provide some cover for the ops. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-8 1:17:13 AM |
| #2 Cleaning out Ein el-Hellhole with fuel air explosives would be cheaper, Fred, though the looney left considers them to be a WMD. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-1-8 1:01:37 AM |
| #1 ...That trickling noise you hear is Boy Assad wetting himself. Wonder if we'll see some kind of 'cooperation' in the next couple days. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-1-8 12:15:19 AM |