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2006-08-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hello, Cry Baby? Yes, this is George Bush.

Posted by Captain America 2006-08-13 01:09|| 2006-08-13 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 How long before Olmert goes away?

Posted by gorb 2006-08-13 02:22|| 2006-08-13 02:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Am I the only one rather puzzled by the near-desperate desire on the part of Bush to favor the Leb "government" with legitimacy?

That Leb is still a Syrian and Iranian stooge is obvious. The people of Leb may, or may not, be stupid enough to believe otherwise or believe that this farce hasn't been complicit in the Hezbollah BS from day one.

In my generous moments I tend to believe that many Lebs aren't happy with that fact, that they actually thought they were going to be "free" of Syria and become a real country again, but their blind inculcated hatred for Israel and Jooos makes it a distinction without a difference in practice.

As always, such blind hate negates any sympathy for their dilemma.

Posted by flyover 2006-08-13 03:39|| 2006-08-13 03:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Personally I think Bush gave up on the idea of Olmert doing anything meaningful so he took the next best way out.

Posted by gorb 2006-08-13 03:47|| 2006-08-13 03:47|| Front Page Top

#5 George, the exporter of democracy to mad dogs.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-13 06:05|| 2006-08-13 06:05|| Front Page Top

#6 I think a lot of this push for Leb legitimacy is coming from the Saudis and the Egyptians. They want the Shiite crescent strangled in its crib.

Posted by Remoteman 2006-08-13 11:59|| 2006-08-13 11:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Orrin Judd thinks the best way to handle this is to create a new, sovereign Shi'a state in south Lebanon. Split it off from Lebanon proper, and the rest of the country can organize itself with Sunnis, Maronites and Druze each with a piece of the government. Judd thinks that if the Shi'a have their own state, with a defined border with Israel, that the Hezbies will be SOL.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-08-13 14:37|| 2006-08-13 14:37|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 Gaza strip II.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-13 15:34|| 2006-08-13 15:34|| Front Page Top

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