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2006-07-26 Africa North

Egypt will not go to war for Lebanon: Mubarak

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Posted by Steve 2006-07-26 08:47|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cold. Really cold.

Posted by Hassan Nasrallah 2006-07-26 08:59|| 2006-07-26 08:59|| Front Page Top

#2 *very unladylike snicker* Although the demands for an immediate ceasefire are the Arabs' way of hamstringing Israel, which always worked well in the past. We are blessed to have Bush and Rice running things, openly declaring that they will not allow a hudna ceasefire be imposed on Israel that allows continuation of an unacceptable situation... and others like Australia's Howard to back them on it, howl though the newspapers may.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-26 09:22|| 2006-07-26 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Israel may want a hudna more than we do now.

Posted by JAB 2006-07-26 09:32|| 2006-07-26 09:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Mubarak is being sensible, and sticking to the Sadatist notion of putting Egypt before pan-Arab goals.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-07-26 10:02|| 2006-07-26 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 That is the smartest thing I have ever heard Mubarak say.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-26 10:10|| 2006-07-26 10:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Mubarak stressed that throwing the country into a war would be irresponsible when 73 million Egyptians need development, services, work and housing.

Those who are asking for war will make us lose all of that in a blink,,/em>

Comments of a true leader.

Posted by Glotle Angong2235 2006-07-26 10:11|| 2006-07-26 10:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Ah, but would Egypt be willing to send "peacekeepers" to southern Lebanon? Since they are at peace with Israel, Israel should have no complaint. And being Sunni Arabs, it would well serve the entire region if they could act against any Iranian Shiite threat.

Of course, Hezbollah wouldn't dream of attacking their fellow Moslems, now would they? And, if the whole expedition was paid for by the US and Europe, it would be a good training exercise for the Egyptian military.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-26 10:17|| 2006-07-26 10:17|| Front Page Top

#8 "Those who urge Egypt to go to war to defend Lebanon or Hezbollah are not aware that the time of exterior adventures is over,"

Translation: The "ass whoopin" we received from Israel is such that, it will be felt, for generations to come. We will wait for the right tour guide before we go on that "adventure," again.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-07-26 10:44|| 2006-07-26 10:44|| Front Page Top

#9 "need development, services, work and housing.

I figured that after almost 30 years in office he'd finally get around to doing something for the Egyptian people. Any day now. Really.

Posted by Dreadnought 2006-07-26 21:28|| 2006-07-26 21:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Yet another translation: We don't want to lose US$2 billion a year because of you retards.

Posted by Glains Threrese9277 2006-07-26 23:20|| 2006-07-26 23:20|| Front Page Top

#11 You're right, GT - and a lot of others in Islam are thinking the same, no matter how much they get.

This is the Mad Mullah Show and their pit ~~Hez~~bull is in the center ring at the moment. They promise an aerial act is coming, but someone may cut the wires before it gets off the ground.

Posted by Champ Angeger5024 2006-07-26 23:28|| 2006-07-26 23:28|| Front Page Top

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