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2006-08-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Mike 2006-08-12 07:48|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin.. W. Churchill

Posted by Glenter Ulineper8090 2006-08-12 09:47|| 2006-08-12 09:47|| Front Page Top

#2 There would appear to be a recognition that destroying Hezbollah is impossible without attacking both Syria and Iran. You can expend precious capital from Israel in fighting in Lebanon only to have the leadership and remnants Hezbollah slip into Syria and regroup with arms from Iran. A strategic victory for Hezbollah to be sure. If Israelis are sleeping in bunkers today, we will all be sleeping in bunkers tomorrow.

We are detroying the branch and trunk without destroying the root. All the UN can do is slow the regrowth of the branches while Bush and Condi and Co. figure out how we destroy the roots.

Posted by john">john 2006-08-12 10:58|| 2006-08-12 10:58|| Front Page Top

#3 J: If Israelis are sleeping in bunkers today, we will all be sleeping in bunkers tomorrow.

Not likely. Israel can't do whatever it likes for fear of trade and military sanctions. Uncle Sam can. It is by far both the largest market and the strongest military power in the world. The only hope our enemies have is that we won't revert to WWII style rules of engagement. That depends on how many of our people end up dying. The higher the friendly body count, the fewer the restrictions on how we destroy the enemy.

You know how liberals always worry about the fate of enemy civilians? They'll stop doing so if they have to risk their lives under a universal draft. Restrictive rules are for when someone other American is risking his life. Note that George McGovern was involving in incendiary raids over Germany in which millions of German civilians were killed.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-08-12 11:11|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-08-12 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 John,
Bush, Condi & Co. can't figure out how to 'destroy the root' - because the American people won't accept it. A large chunk of the population believes Bush people engineered this week's airline bomb threat. Lieberman was beaten. The opposition to the Iraq campaign has now risen to - I think - a majority. There's no way this Congress will authorize an attack on ANY other country. Maybe after the next 9/11 (or worse), but I'm not even confident about that. And the Islamo-fascists know it.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-08-12 11:13|| 2006-08-12 11:13|| Front Page Top

#5 The question is whether the 15,000 will have teeth or mearly monitor the return of Hezbulla.
OTOH if Hezbulla doesn't accept then Isreal can say they tried and unleash the hounds.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-08-12 11:13|| 2006-08-12 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Nasrallah was on Al-Jizz just now saying they'll observe the cease fire ...AFTER all them Jooooos are out of Lebanon. Cribdeath will be the verdict on the ceasefire

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-12 11:19|| 2006-08-12 11:19|| Front Page Top

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