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2006-08-10 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-10 07:23|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What happens when liberals get in power. They present a danger to the world by their inaction and ineptness. These people are like the appeasement crowd during early WW II. Appeasement just fuels the fantasies of would-be dictators and wannabee rulers of the world. I don't care whether the cause is Nazism or religious theocracy foisted upon the rest of the world by force.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-08-10 08:07|| 2006-08-10 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 This is the background of yesterday's surprise effective dismissal of OC northern Command Maj. General Udi Adam. According to various media sources, Olmert was incensed at Adam's remarks that he had not been allowed to fight the war that had been planned. Adam allegedly made these remarks in response to criticism against his running of the war, and the results so far achieved.

That shocks me. Why there isn't a no-confidence vote scheduled is beyond me. This is the most fubar clusterfugh since Mog. I'm shocked the Paks aren't involved.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-10 08:26|| 2006-08-10 08:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Hezbos in part tipped their hand by indicating they were more than willing to fight from entrenched positions near Israel-Lebanon border.

If they want to die that way, it is Israel that has to oblige them. So far, she hasn't. 10,000 to 12,000 troops fighting against a well-entrenched, light infantry division is insufficent. What's needed is a hammer and anvil strike, pushing from both north and south of these hilltop positions, and in order to do that, the IDF will need between 30,000 to 40,000 troops.

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-10 09:44|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp] 2006-08-10 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 My own take:

There are two ways to take out Hezbollah. (1) Hard and fast and bloody. Get the job done with ground troops before world opinion changes. (2) Slow and methodical. Get the job done using airpower to cut off and soften the enemy to minimize Israeli casualties.

Option 2, if carried to completion is the far better option but there is serious doubt if the plans can be carried to completion against growing world pressure. Many in the military don't think the PM will see things through.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-08-10 11:06|| 2006-08-10 11:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Elect a TRANZI crew and reap the benfits!

This should be a lesson for Dem Voters in the US esp. in Conn.

Posted by 3dc 2006-08-10 11:32|| 2006-08-10 11:32|| Front Page Top

#6 There is only one legitimate way to fight a war - use the maximum amount of force possible to kill and destroy as much of the enemy's force structure (personnel, equipment, supply lines, rear staging areas, etc.) as possible in the shortest amount of time. Anything else is playing at war. The United States hasn't fought a serious war since World War II. It's about time we started, or we're going to lose another one. Israel is in the same boat vs the hezbollocks and Lebanon/Syria/Iran.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-08-10 19:25|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-10 19:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Ahmen OP. The US needs to go on a war footing. NOW, not after thousands more of our civilians are killed. We need to cut non-defense spending to the frickin bone and increase the size of our military. We are playing around while the enemy probes and looks for weaknesses. If Western Europe won't wake up, we have to. The Brits have some serious soul searching to do.

Posted by remoteman 2006-08-10 19:33|| 2006-08-10 19:33|| Front Page Top

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