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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Ties with Syria worsen |
| 2005-02-16 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #28 SEE GUYS IT'S ONE WAY "ATTACK" DO YOU EVER LISTEN TO THE OTHERSIDE.TURN OFF MY CAPS.THAT IS ALL YOU GOT?ANTISEMITE THATS A PRETTY STANDARD ONE ALMOST AUTOMATIC TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.ARE YOU JEWISH?I'LL BET YOU ARE.DO YOU FORGET HOW OUR ARMY HAS ACTED OVER IN IRAQ.DID YOU THINK THOSE EMBARRASING INCIDENTS WERE COOL?I'LL BET YOU DID.HEY BUDDY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PUT THAT STRAITJACKET ON ME YOURSELF OR ARE YOU GONNA HAVE A BUNCH A GUYS DO IT FOR YOU.GETTER DONE BIG BOY. |
| Posted by: 1233JEFF 2005-02-16 9:14:45 AM |
| #27 HEY GUYS WE JUST BOMBED IRANS NUCLEAR FACILITY.ITS GONNA GET JUICY NOW ISN'T IT.LETS ALL GET SOME SOME POPCORN AND FIGURE OUT WHO WE CAN GO AFTER NEXT.I'LL BET YOU DONT EVEN FEEL THE DANGERS AHEAD DO YOU.LETS BUILD A SILENT ARMY OVER HERE AND HERE AND FUND THIS OPPOSITION AND THIS ANTIFADDA AND SLING A FEW BOMBS OVER HERE AND THERE AND SHIT MIGHT AS WELL SLING ONE THERE WHILE WERE AT IT.DO YOU FEEL THE POWER?YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR ARMOUR PLATING |
| Posted by: 1233JEFF 2005-02-16 8:49:50 AM |
| #26 WHAT DID THE BOMBING HAVE TO DO WITH THE U.S. AND WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO GO IN AND DO SOMETHING.WHATS WRONG WITH MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS.I MYSELF THINK IT WAS A JEWISH ATTACK.AS LONG AS WE ARE JUST GUESSING.THEY'RE A DIRTY BUNCH TO,EASILY WITHIN THE REALMS OF THIER THINKING SO JUST IN CASE WE OUGHT TO GO IN THERE AND BLOW THEM AWAY TO.HELL,HIT IRAN AND ALL THOSE OTHER PLACES JUST IN CASE.WE'RE BAD.WE'LL DECIDE YOUR INVOLVMENT AND DO WHAT WE WANT.WE BAD.THE ARROGANCE TO STOP,OUR BELIEF THAT WE HAVE TO POLICE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IS A BELIEF THAT IS INSTILLED IN YOU CLAIMING TO BE FOR YOUR'S AND COUNTRYS PROTECTION,HUMAN RIGHTS,AND FOREIGN SUFFERING.IF YOU PEOPLE ARN'T SMART ENOUGH BY NOW TO KNOW IT'S ALL A DISGUISE TO MAKE FAT GUYS FATTER AND POWERFUL GUYS MORE POWERFUL AND THAT MAKES HARDER FOR GUYS LIKE YOU AND ME TO LIVE ANYWAY BUT THIER WAY.AND IN THAT CASE THEY MAY LIKE TO LIVE IN DANGER.WHILE THEY ARE PROTECTED BY ARMOR PLATING. THE BEST THING OUT OF THE WHOLE BOMBING INCIDENT IS TO KNOW THAT ARMOUR PLATING IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT YOU.LEADERS SHOULD FEEL THE DANGERS WHEN MAKING DECISIONS.NOT NOBLY THE DANGER FOR OTHERS AND HUMAN KIND BUT FOR THEMSELVES ALSO.IT PROVIDES A MORE BALANCED AND FAIR RESULT,NOT SOLEY MADE OVER MONETARY DILLUSIONS WHICH WILL MAKE PEOPLE CLAW AND GOUGE AS YOU WELL KNOW.YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR NUKE'M ATTITUDE BEFORE IT'S TO LATE. |
| Posted by: 1233JEFF 2005-02-16 8:38:29 AM |
| #25 A pretty analysis UW, especially coupled with all the rest of this thread. (Except JEFF, poor darling. I think he's been hiding his meds under his tongue again. Either that, or he has nobody in Muscatine to talk to; his viewpoint isn't much appreciated in that part of the world, so I imagine he is a bit overexcited to discover people who actually know something about the new ideas he just discovered. You can tell by the spelling ("ARMOUR" -- like the hot dog company) that these are not terms that he is intimately familiar with, as the rest of his spelling is pretty good in an all-caps kind of way. One of BD's pseudo-intellectuals in the making, I think.) Thank you -- I feel smarter already. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-16 12:03:36 PM |
| #24 Here's an interesting view from Roger Simon's blog: "Thirdly, the brilliant maneuvers of the Army and Marine forces in Fallujah produced strategic surprise. The terrorists expected an attack from the south, and when we suddenly smashed into the heart of the city from the north, they panicked and ran, leaving behind a treasure trove of information, subsequently augmented by newly cooperative would-be martyrs. Above all, the intelligence from Fallujah - and I have this from military people recently returned from the city - documented in enormous detail the massive involvement of the governments of Syria and Iran in the terror war in Iraq. And the high proportion of Saudi "recruits" among the jihadists leaves little doubt that the folks in Riyadh are, at a minimum, not doing much to stop the flow of fanatical Wahhabis from the south." I'd speculate that casus belli might be in the bag for whomever we decide to face off against whenever we're in the mood... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-16 11:39:20 AM |
| #23 seems like "we" should be pointing this out to the FBI instead of just the power plant. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-02-16 11:24:42 AM |
| #22 All bow to the Army of Steve! Muscatine Power and Water Administration/Operations Center 3205 Cedar Street Muscatine, Iowa 52761 Phone (563) 263-2631 Fax (563) 262-3373 |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-02-16 11:14:36 AM |
| #21 ANTIFADDA? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-16 10:17:38 AM |
| #20 I like Syria first - Baby Assad's got that "right for hanging from a lamppost" pencil neck |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-16 10:07:12 AM |
| #19 The Army of Steve see's all, knows all. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-02-16 9:55:38 AM |
| #18 TW - we are now in what is considered a "Central Position". That is, we can shift the bulk of our forces to crush one party or the other while holding the second front with minimal forces. Think Napoleon's first campaign in Northen Italy. Why choose Syria? It appears the 'goods' on Syria are better for the formal "casus belli". Seems we turned up a lot of material at Fallujha that implicate the boys in Damascus. The geographical nature of Syria just in size makes it easier to finish faster. The Syrians, regardless, of our actions must keep forces committed to cover the Israelis even if the Israelis don't act. The opennes of the borders, while permitting the terrorist to come into Iraq, also have probably allowed Iraqi and Kurds to move the other direction to provide intel for us [think the French resisitance prior to D-Day]. I think the people at the top on our side are still hoping [no matter how unlikely] that the Iranian people will follow the model of the Romanians in cleaning the problem up themselves. By doing Syria first, they may be holding out that it will be the final straw to get them to act. |
| Posted by: Uneagum Wheremp9442 2005-02-16 9:39:54 AM |
| #17 Bullseye, heh. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-02-16 9:32:37 AM |
| #16 Oh jeeeez, Steve, Jeff's gonna pee in his pants right there at the water plant. You've basically nuked him with a cruise missile! |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-16 9:14:09 AM |
| #15 ...and the interpunction. Now where I saw it before? |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-02-16 9:12:01 AM |
| #14 Calm down, Jeff. You need to remember that armour plating is no subsitute for good quality tin foil. How are things at Muscatine Power and Water this morning? Is Gary still running tech support? Maybe he can help you with your CAPS problem. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-02-16 9:10:16 AM |
| #13 Great. A screaming antisemite. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-02-16 9:06:27 AM |
| #12 A straight-jacket, net, and CAPS-unlock team is standing by. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-16 9:01:36 AM |
| #11 1233JEFF - WHERE ARE YOU?IF YOU TELL US WHERE YOU ARE WE CAN SEND HELP. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-02-16 8:56:55 AM |
| #10 1233JEFF: TURN OFF YOUR CAPS! |
| Posted by: BA 2005-02-16 8:55:38 AM |
| #9 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: 1233JEFF TROLL 2005-02-16 8:49:50 AM |
| #8 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: 1233JEFF TROLL 2005-02-16 8:38:29 AM |
| #7 Plus, Syria would be just plain easier than Iran. We have this big army to the east. There is a nice coastline on the Med where we could feint (or maybe execute) a Marine landing. The Syrian military is no big shakes and the terrain is pretty easy (except Lebanon itself). Syria is not exactly "small" (about the size of Missouri), but it's a lot smaller than Iran. And while I'm sure the State Dept. will veto the idea, there is another army to the southwest that might be helpful. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-02-16 8:29:10 AM |
| #6 Liberate Lebenon first.(1)It would be a litgitmate war of liberation(2)We would have direct access to the Becka Valley(3)Baby Ass backed further into a corner(4)Hizballah would get decimated(It would be good payback for our arines. |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-02-16 7:15:32 AM |
| #5 Thanks, 2b. At dark:30 in the morning my fingers don't type all that well ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-16 7:10:57 AM |
| #4 I know you meant Iran, TW |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-02-16 6:27:45 AM |
| #3 Why go after Syria after Iraq, instead of before? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-16 1:25:36 AM |
| #2 Right on jackal, although I think Syria will |
| Posted by: smn 2005-02-16 12:31:24 AM |
| #1 I think it's about time the ties should snap. I'm beginning to think it would save troops in the medium-long run if we were to topple Syria right now. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-02-16 12:22:25 AM |