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2006-08-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Nasrallah Is Already Carving out Lebanons Future

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Posted by Steve 2006-08-15 09:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Unfortunately, yet predictably, this report is playing out accordingly.

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-15 10:15|| 2006-08-15 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Hizb has had some significant a$$kicking, but now they will be able to reinfiltrate south Lebanon among the refugees and, if the farces, er forces settle in, will start their little rocket game, just like the good olde days with ye Olde UNIFIL forces. So now the New and Improved forces will have to choose to try and stop Hizb and face Hizb's ire, or object strenuously and stay put, causing tremendous tactical problems for Israel.

My money is on the latter. This so-called cease fire is an absolute disaster for Israel. And Olmert can be thanked for the half-a$$ed leadership he provided in Israel's time of crisis.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-08-15 11:03|| 2006-08-15 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Lebanon? Future?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-15 11:39|| 2006-08-15 11:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Given that Pencil~~neck~~neck-n-head was crowing over the support Syria gave to Hezbollah, would a resumption of rocket attacks give Israel a good excuse to go straight to Damascus?

Posted by eLarson 2006-08-15 13:12|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-08-15 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 eLarson---I would not count on any a$$kicking on Israel's part until their own internal problems in the govt are sorted out, IMHO.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-08-15 14:40|| 2006-08-15 14:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I read here the other day the Israelis would never call for an election during a time of war.

So they have a cease fire - what are they waiting for?

Posted by Bobby 2006-08-15 15:21|| 2006-08-15 15:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Someone needs to start "carving out" Nasrallah's heart with a dull rusty butter knife. Snuffing this one maggot would make for a huge change. Assad should have the pleasure of having his palace collapsed on him. These sh!ts are the source of so much grief that it goes beyond imagination.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-15 16:55|| 2006-08-15 16:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Someone needs to start carving out Nasrallah's heart with a dull rusty butter knife. Snuffing this one maggot would make for a huge change. Assad should have the pleasure of having his palace collapsed on him. These sh!ts are the source of so much grief that it goes beyond imagination.

You know it.

I know it.

The Israeli administration knows it.

The US administration knows it.

What does this teach us?

Posted by Crusader 2006-08-15 17:09|| 2006-08-15 17:09|| Front Page Top

#9 What does this teach us?

That a government which bases its decisions on popularity polls is crippled from the get-go. This sort of non-leadership is poisoning the efficacy of America's domestic and foreign policy.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-15 17:17|| 2006-08-15 17:17|| Front Page Top

#10 I hope that the IAF will fire heavy missiles at Nasrallah as soon as he leaves his bunker.

Olmert said that Israel would pursue him forever. But can Olmert be trusted?

Posted by leroidavid">leroidavid 2006-08-15 18:08|| 2006-08-15 18:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Israel should nuke everything north of the Litani, and kill every Muslim south of the river. THEN they'd have a peace they could live with. Anything else is going to be rinse and repeat.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-08-15 18:49|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-15 18:49|| Front Page Top

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