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| Report: IDF attacks Lebanese army facilities near Beirut | |
| 2006-07-17 | |
A Lebanese army source said Israeli warplanes attacked two army facilities near Beirut. The source said there are casualties at the scene.
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #5 Exactly. You've got another nasty civil war in potential here. Lebanon is one of the few ME countries left with a non-Muslim population in large numbers. Add jihadists, shake well. Boom. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-07-17 23:43 |
| #4 RC, when "some" Lebanese... |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-07-17 22:27 |
| #3 Particularly when the Lebanese are helping Hezbollah. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-07-17 22:19 |
| #2 One suspects it may be difficult for Israel to thread that needle. |
| Posted by: Uling Thavirt4168 2006-07-17 22:02 |
| #1 Israel is not motivated to cause Lebanon's breakup. In fact, the destruction of Hizbollah would end effective Syrian sovereignty over the south. If Lebanese forces are attacked, it could only be part of a tactical move as lotp suggests. |
| Posted by: Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-17 21:19 |