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2007-08-14 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-08-14 15:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Barak is thinking in the right direction, but it falls a bit short in the results department:

"assault into Syria until the missile attack ceases."

How about "Al-Suriya delenda est"?

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-14 15:14|| 2007-08-14 15:14|| Front Page Top

#2 It has never crossed their minds that Syria is a nation ruled by a 10% of minority Alawite Shiites over 90% Sunnis and Kurds, and that Israel could not only scare the Syrian government to death, but *also* get the support of every Sunni government, especially Egypt, Jordan and Saudi, simply by saying:

"If Israel is attacked by Syria, we will depose Assad, and ask the assistance of the Sunni nations in restoring majority rule with peacekeepers, in return for which they, not Israel, will guarantee Syria becomes a peaceful and democratic nation. Israel will leave, and they will insure a peaceful transition."

That statement would make Assad, Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran poop themselves.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-14 15:44|| 2007-08-14 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Good idea moose,
Only, if I was Israel I would give it after the 24 blitz of ground forces into Damascus.

"Israel was attacked by Syria, we have deposed Assad, and ask the assistance of the Sunni nations in restoring majority rule with peacekeepers, in return for which they, not Israel, will guarantee Syria becomes a peaceful and democratic nation. Israel will leave, and they will insure a peaceful transition."

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-14 16:22|| 2007-08-14 16:22|| Front Page Top

#4 but *also* get the support of every Sunni government, especially Egypt, Jordan and Saudi

Moose, color me skeptical.

Maybe after the fact, as DarthVader sugests, but that is a big maybe.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-14 17:59|| 2007-08-14 17:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Moose is probably right about the Sunni nations, but the Turks would go apeshit over an autonomous Kurdish area.

Posted by phil_b 2007-08-14 22:33|| 2007-08-14 22:33|| Front Page Top

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