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2008-05-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Fighting in north Lebanon as opposition ends Beirut takeover

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Posted by tipper 2008-05-11 04:23|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

#1 Dear Leaders: why do terrorists have leverage over free people in Lebanon? I remember when the US occupied the Beirut Airport, and used ship to shore shelling against Hizbollah. We can do that again.

Posted by McZoid 2008-05-11 04:29|| 2008-05-11 04:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Possibly, because they haven't asked for help.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-11 10:23|| 2008-05-11 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Because it didn't work, MZ?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-11 11:48|| 2008-05-11 11:48|| Front Page Top

#4 At the arab league meeting:

"Could it be that the murderous dictates of our crappy religion leads us into these situations?"

"Nah..."

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-05-11 12:44|| 2008-05-11 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Never mind the explosions. Just thank heavens for the courageous Hezbollah, keeping all Lebanese safe from those murderous Joooos to the south!

File under: Chickens, roost.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2008-05-11 14:54|| 2008-05-11 14:54|| Front Page Top

#6 grom - it didn't work because we DIDN'T CARRY THROUGH. If we had, Beirut would be an American-styled free city, with hezbullsh$$ reduced to a few enclaves in Damascus and Israel's northern border guaranteed. Of course, no one was willing to accept in 1983 that we were at war with a determined enemy. Maybe if we'd actually stood up to hezbulolsh$$ then, 9/11 would never have happened.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-05-11 14:58|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-05-11 14:58|| Front Page Top

#7 It's certainly a widely accepted view, OldPat. Deriving from belief that the majority of individuals in Muslim countries share the life goals of Americans or, say, Chinese and therefore construction of a civic society in Muslim countries is mainly a matter of persistance. I, personally, consider this belief in direct variance with observable phenomena.

One which is basic to the current USA endevour in Iraq. IMO, this belief is

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-11 15:56|| 2008-05-11 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 You mis-understand us, G(r)om. It must be incontrovertibly demonstrated to the overwhelming majority of Americans that the majority of individuals in Muslim countries do not share the goals of Americans before we utterly destroy them. After it is demonstrated, StarTrek.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-11 16:07|| 2008-05-11 16:07|| Front Page Top

#9 I can't help but thinking that it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. We don't help the guys fighting Hezbollah, so they take the choice that doesn't get their families killed, and we run around calling them animals, crowing that our prejudices are validated...

I'm starting to wonder, how many of their own cities is the "they're all animals" crowd in the West willing to sacrifice in order to validate their prejudices?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-05-11 16:25|| 2008-05-11 16:25|| Front Page Top

#10 I can't help but thinking that it's a self-fulfilling prophecy

Those who cannot learn from history

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-11 19:20|| 2008-05-11 19:20|| Front Page Top

#11 After it is demonstrated, StarTrek.

Ha?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-11 19:25|| 2008-05-11 19:25|| Front Page Top

#12 General Order 24 - one hour...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-05-11 20:07|| 2008-05-11 20:07|| Front Page Top

#13 Also, I think Nimble Spemble may be referring to an old joke, where some Arab leader is talking to Bush and says "You know, I just love the whole Star Trek series. I have only one question: why are there no Muslims?". Bush replies, "well, you see, Star Trek is set in the future..."

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-11 20:17|| 2008-05-11 20:17|| Front Page Top

#14 TOPIX > HIZBULLAH CORNERS US ALLIES IN LEBANON; + SYRIAN DAILY: HIZBULLAH ATTCK STOPPED US-PLANNED LEBANON COUP.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-11 21:09|| 2008-05-11 21:09|| Front Page Top

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