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2006-07-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

United States to Israel: you have one more week to blast Hizbullah

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Posted by Fred 2006-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I understood that the 40% referred to assets such as missiles, launchers, etc. throughout the country. Am I wrong here? I also thought that Israel was going to launch a ground offensive after they had pushed out all the "civilians" and pinched off the major routes for retreat, and that this offensive was aimed at wiping out Hezballah fighters. One week would then be too little time to accomplish this with anything like a minimum of casualties.

Posted by gorb 2006-07-19 02:59|| 2006-07-19 02:59|| Front Page Top

#2 I would not put too much stock in what the Guardian has to say.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-07-19 05:54|| 2006-07-19 05:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Mebbe its a week till the US starts talking about ending it.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2006-07-19 07:03|| 2006-07-19 07:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe it's British, European and Israeli sources advised by renegades at DoS who are seeking to make U. S. policy. We'll find out in a week.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-19 07:26|| 2006-07-19 07:26|| Front Page Top

#5 If it is true, then I think Condi is going to be sick next week.

Posted by gorb 2006-07-19 07:30|| 2006-07-19 07:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Hmmm....whatcha said about setting deadlines for withdraw in Iraq ought to apply to deadlines elsewhere, dontcha think?

Posted by Thrainter Hupinenter1535 2006-07-19 09:26|| 2006-07-19 09:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Al Guardian, Heaping pile of Salt. And it contradicts what the WH has been saying so far.

Posted by Charles 2006-07-19 09:46|| 2006-07-19 09:46|| Front Page Top

#8 today in Haaretz Israelis say it will take 10 to 14 days more. Ground troops have crossed the border in the south, but i very much doubt Israeli ground troops will go all the way to south Beirut, which is what it would take to hunt down every last Hezb terrorist. They are not going to eliminate Hezb with this operation. The material and political costs would be too high. They are going to weaken it severely however. This will make it harder for Hezb to attack across the border for some time, but more important it will weaken Hezb in Leb politics, since their power is based so much on force. It will also, as a bonus, humiliate Syria and Iran.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-07-19 09:54|| 2006-07-19 09:54|| Front Page Top

#9 as for the dance, by which US diplos delay a ceasefire while Israel achieves its military objectives, that wasnt invented by Bush or Rice. It was done by the Johnson admin in June of '67, and by the Nixon admin in October 1973.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-07-19 09:57|| 2006-07-19 09:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Talking out his ass.

1) we don't control the Israelis. We support them, most times, but ist's a mutual relationship.

2) 220 dead marines. Choke on it, bitch.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-19 11:11|| 2006-07-19 11:11|| Front Page Top

#11 If and when this conflict spins out of control, it benefits us, not Hezbollah, not Syria or Iran.
Further, I assume that spinning out of control means a broader war involving Hezbollah's supporters. What's not to like ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-19 11:34|| 2006-07-19 11:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Rantburg eyewitness report

There was a rally for Israel in Freedom Plaza, Penn Ave and 13th St NW, at noon today. Speakers included Israeli Amb Daniel Ayalon, Senator Sam Brownback (R- Kansas), Gov Robert Erlich (R-Md) and several congressmen of both parties, Rev Jim Hagee of Christians for Israel (or something) and various local Jewish leaders.

Organizers estimated the crowd at four to five thousand. Looked like a bit less to me, but Im not experienced at estimating crowds.

As Amb Ayalon said, the goal of the current operation is to restore a free Lebanon, to free the hostages, to break Hezbollah, and to keep Syria and Iran "at bay".

Reminder, that one quarter of the population of Israel is living in bomb shelters.

Children and elderly from the north have beeen relocated to central Israel. To provide humanitarian aid, check out Shalomdc.org

Thanks were expressed to President Bush and to Congress, and to the American people, for their support.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-07-19 13:49|| 2006-07-19 13:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Good to know, liberalhawk. Thanks!

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-19 17:23|| 2006-07-19 17:23|| Front Page Top

#14 That would be really helpful---though I don't expect it to happen, is for US Congress to pass a law saying Lebanon gets zero US aid intil compliance with 1559 is achieved (and verified).

Posted by gromgoru 2006-07-19 17:59|| 2006-07-19 17:59|| Front Page Top

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