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2005-04-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hezbollah signals its openess to talks with the US

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-04-11 3:59:51 PM|| || Front Page|| [13 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What is with these moronic appeasement stories?

A "deal" that spares Saddam?

A "deal" with Hezbollah?

Both are insane non-starters.

No negotiations with murderers - unless you call "Drop it or Die scumbag!" negotiations.

Posted by .com 2005-04-11 4:35:36 PM|| 2005-04-11 4:35:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I say let's enter into negotiations and so they can show their good faith they must:

1) Hand over every person involved in the murder of the 242 Marines in 1983.

2) Give the US Air Force GPS coordinates of the Iranian nuclear program and

3) The GPS coordinates of the next meeting of the Mullahs in advance.

Posted by badanov 2005-04-11 4:44:20 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2005-04-11 4:44:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 deal for Hussein is silly - just the DT passing around rumors, G-d bless 'em.

A deal with Hezb doesnt see impossible - they ARE a powerful force in Lebanon, and disarming them IS important. They killed a couple of hundred Americans - yup, and you may have noticed the Bush administration has no compunction about asking Israel to negotiate with Fatah, which has killed plenty of Israelis over the years. We insisted Fatah change, but certainly didnt ask them to handover everyone involved in every terrorist act. Even every act against civilians, much less every act against soldiers. And Im not against that Bush policy (unlike some here) but I dont see why this shocks you.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-04-11 4:53:11 PM|| 2005-04-11 4:53:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Simple - The deals never, repeat never, work.

These people won't give up their perceived power, their status, the "romance" of it all. They're mercenaries who enjoy privilege and luxury and power - relatively speaking - and no deal they ever make will ever be honored because they have none.

Posted by .com 2005-04-11 4:56:42 PM|| 2005-04-11 4:56:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 .com, you won't mind if I english-ize it?
...because they have no honor.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-04-11 5:08:10 PM|| 2005-04-11 5:08:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 To marginalize Hezbollah, bring their masters, Iran and Syria, to their knees. I like the sound of that

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-11 5:12:21 PM|| 2005-04-11 5:12:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Negotiate with a Hellfire.

Posted by SR-71 2005-04-11 7:06:59 PM|| 2005-04-11 7:06:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 To marginalize Hezbollah,..

The way to do that would be to kill their leaders.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-11 9:39:48 PM|| 2005-04-11 9:39:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "What happened to Crooke is what happened to many researchers who make research on biology. He fell in love with the microbes he was researching."

Bank shot... goal!

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-11 10:19:49 PM|| 2005-04-11 10:19:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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