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2006-07-16 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Brett 2006-07-16 13:40|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Doesn't really matter how it was started, game is on and shit hitting the fan.

Posted by djohn66 2006-07-16 18:11|| 2006-07-16 18:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The question in my mind is whether Israel's genocidal enemies will be saved by the bell this time. I'm beginning to be hopeful that they will get a lot of rope. Let's hope they use it better than the Paleos did.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-16 18:18|| 2006-07-16 18:18|| Front Page Top

#3 He certainly seems to be way ahead of himself here, presuming that this will be a repeat of past mistakes. Almost knee-jerk in its blatant simplicity. He charactrizes some of the players very well (hell, who cant?), but the Olmert Admin? The Bush Admin?

I wonder if he has chafed and objected to the "It's Vitenam all over again! Quagmire!" BS... yet that's what he's doing.

Now is not then. We are not them.

The Bush Administration is not very much like any previous administration I can recall. I suspect it's pretty close to Truman's, but it's hard to be sure of the day-to-day flavor of something that ended before I was born.

I call bullshit.

I'm happy to allow this to occur in the here and now. For the moment, anyway, Olmert is exceeding my expectations and Bush is meeting them.

Ralph has heartburn or gas. Or both. I think this often happens when someone is contracted to deliver a column and a certain day, has some sort of reputation to protect, and hasn't made up his /her mind WTF he /she wants to say.

Summarizes Dowdy every week. :)

Posted by Ulating Cresh8693 2006-07-16 18:29|| 2006-07-16 18:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Peters is also an old Army guy who dislikes Rummy and any tactics that parallel his.

Posted by lotp 2006-07-16 18:36|| 2006-07-16 18:36|| Front Page Top

#5 There's a RDS that rivals BDS in some military people. These folks should really study McNamara more.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-16 18:42|| 2006-07-16 18:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Rummy was the youngest of the Whiz Kids.

Posted by lotp 2006-07-16 18:44|| 2006-07-16 18:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Okay you two, get room already!

Posted by Clavimble Spomoger8840 2006-07-16 18:46|| 2006-07-16 18:46|| Front Page Top

#8 I guess this guy considers chemo a tragedy of errors in the fight against cancer because the chemo does so much damage to the body's healthy cells along with the cancerous ones.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-07-16 18:51|| 2006-07-16 18:51|| Front Page Top

#9 The Iranian government was as surprised as anyone.

bullshit foundation for the rest of his statements.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-16 19:02|| 2006-07-16 19:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Israel hopes to pressure the Lebanese government into taking action against Hezbollah. But Lebanon's leaders can't do that. If they ordered their work-in-progress military to attack and disarm Hezbollah, some Lebanese Armed Forces units would mutiny, others would disintegrate - and any outfits that attempted to take on Hezbollah would be badly and swiftly defeated. And the action would reignite the country's dormant civil war.

And that's bad for Israel because?

p.s. Syria has constraints (destruction of their military --> extermination of Alawites by the Sunny majority). Hisballa, was a non-state player with WMD (10000 area denial rockets are a WDM)

Posted by gromgoru 2006-07-16 20:47|| 2006-07-16 20:47|| Front Page Top

#11 I think Ralph has a defensible point. The Lebanese government is weak more than it is malicious. If it falls, a more pro-Syria government will likely replace it. Bombing the airport and creating a jam-up of potential hostages (foreign nationals) trying to get out does not seem to me to be a great idea in terms of tactics vs. Hezbollah or PR. Syria and Iran are the real enemies here.

OTOH, the Lebanese government seems to lack the will to do anything about Hezbollah and Israel has been clear that, if it did, Israel would stand down. In the end it could be that Israeli positions are relieved by Lebanese Army units if and when Hezbollah heads for the hills.

Posted by JAB 2006-07-16 22:50|| 2006-07-16 22:50|| Front Page Top

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