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2006-08-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

IDF operations in south Lebanon continue to expand

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Posted by leroidavid 2006-08-12 07:38|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Olmert is the Benedict Arnold of Israel.

Posted by Angomoting Shong7365 2006-08-12 09:36|| 2006-08-12 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 That's a little too strong.

I'd say more like Horatio Gates.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-08-12 09:54|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-08-12 09:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't just blame the politicians. Halutz was a putz for saying that everything could be achieved with air power. There is still time for a good outcome provided that Israel continues with the push to the Litani. The UN resolution gives them the wiggle room to carry on for a while longer.

Posted by Apostate 2006-08-12 10:17|| 2006-08-12 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Aaah! The Muslim brilliance.
How can the IDF be so blind to the Hezbollah's, all seeing four legged robotic drone?

Allah be strong!!

Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-08-12 10:21|| 2006-08-12 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd say more like Horatio Gates.

I'd just about rather be tarred with Benedict Arnold than that SOB.

Aftermath
What become of Maj. General Horatio Gates himself? After the militia broke and fled, Gates soon followed. Some reported that he did attempt to rally the retreating militia, but to no avail. What can be said is that Gates was in Charlotte, North Carolina, sixty miles away by the evening of August 16 only hours after the battle. He was in Hillsborough, North Carolina, 180 miles away, by August 19.

Posted by 6 2006-08-12 11:18|| 2006-08-12 11:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Angomoting Shong Seven

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-12 11:22|| 2006-08-12 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Israeli troops Finally Moving

details from debka yeah i know lots o salt

Posted by Legolas 2006-08-12 13:05|| 2006-08-12 13:05|| Front Page Top

#8 That is a mooooving picture, PR.

Or, perhaps, a bunch of bull. Still deciding ... LOL

Posted by lotp 2006-08-12 13:07|| 2006-08-12 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Just some Saturday morning silliness, lotp.

You called it. "bunch of bull" is exactly what this war on Hezbollah has been. Raise your hand, if you agree that this "final push" is just a face saving gimmick by Olmert.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-08-12 13:41|| 2006-08-12 13:41|| Front Page Top

#10 And so it is written, "and a little cow shall lead them".

Posted by ed 2006-08-12 14:06|| 2006-08-12 14:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Raise your hand, if you agree that this "final push" is just a face saving gimmick by Olmert.

The comment elsewhere to the effect that the UN resolution and Bush's statement are an attempt to extricte Israel from the total mess Olmert has made ... rings true to me.

Posted by lotp 2006-08-12 14:09|| 2006-08-12 14:09|| Front Page Top

#12 lotp, thanks for the answer to the question I left elsewhere.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-12 14:21|| 2006-08-12 14:21|| Front Page Top

#13 I think it is a do over due to the failure of the umpires to make a
fair call.

Posted by j. D. Lux 2006-08-12 22:37|| 2006-08-12 22:37|| Front Page Top

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