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2018-03-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel repeats past mistakes as it creates buffer zone in Syria

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Posted by 3dc 2018-03-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 That's called "buying time".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-04 01:34|| 2018-03-04 01:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Make yourselves comfortable, you owned most all of this land before.

Posted by newc 2018-03-04 02:59|| 2018-03-04 02:59|| Front Page Top

#3 David P. Goldman, who now owns the Asia Times, may love
israel, but most of his employees do not.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-03-04 10:43|| 2018-03-04 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 That's called "buying time".

I thought Lebanon and Jordan were the buffers?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-03-04 13:11|| 2018-03-04 13:11|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought Lebanon and Jordan were the buffers?

(a) Neither Lebanon (with over 100000 Hezbolla missiles) nor Jordan are buffers.
(b) Israel is no longer in buffering business.
We just buying time until the working solution becomes politically feasible.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-04 13:32|| 2018-03-04 13:32|| Front Page Top

#6 "I thought Lebanon and Jordan were the buffers?"
Yeah, but the rockets are becoming longer range.
It's really the only option they've got, aside from hammering Iran direct.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-03-04 13:35|| 2018-03-04 13:35|| Front Page Top

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