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2008-12-31 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "Hezbollah cannot afford to enter a full-scale war with Israel, which would be devastating for Lebanon," said Paul Salem, Beirut-based director of the Carnegie Middle East Center"

No, Sir, Hezbollah does not give a damn about Lebanon as such. They are afraid that they would be devastated the next time.

It is amazing the ignorance (or bias?) shown by these so called "think tanks". I wonder which Eastern elite school this yoyo went to? /s

Posted by tipover 2008-12-31 00:30|| 2008-12-31 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 P>S> - And Iran is probably keeping them from pulling the trigger as well.

Posted by tipover 2008-12-31 00:32|| 2008-12-31 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Waiting to test the cojones of the BHO adminisration.

Posted by bradeous 2008-12-31 00:43|| 2008-12-31 00:43|| Front Page Top

#4 I think you're right. Typical, they put Paleos on the front line and say "Go get 'em, we've got your back... WAY back, at least 200 miles away (just to be safe)."

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2008-12-31 00:45|| 2008-12-31 00:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Ready to fight to the last Gazan.....

Cowards, sheep, men in burqas....

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-12-31 00:47|| 2008-12-31 00:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Another product of Hahvahd, tip. Where else would he have gotten a BA, MA, & PhD, and still be essentially stupid.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-12-31 09:23|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-31 09:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah drew tens of thousands...

Nah. I'll bet the big screen with his picture on it drew tens of thousands. His poosy ass is probably so deep underground that he needs ultraviolet light to keep the mushrooms from growing on him.

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-31 09:39|| 2008-12-31 09:39|| Front Page Top

#8 It's also possible that when Hezbollah and Israel had the hugely imbalanced (even by the standard of previous Arab-Israeli exchanges) prisoner exchange of many live terrorists for 2 dead bodies that there were secret terms, one of which might have been Hezbollah holding off rocket fire during a possible future Israel-Hamas conflict.

Posted by Odysseus 2008-12-31 10:30|| 2008-12-31 10:30|| Front Page Top

#9 yeah i'm sure hezbollah would live up too any secret terms. more like they see the ass whooping hamas is taking from a serious Israeli assault and don't want some of the same

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-31 10:47|| 2008-12-31 10:47|| Front Page Top

#10 perhaps hezbollah got their clock cleaned during their last victorious war against the juices.

Posted by bman 2008-12-31 12:08|| 2008-12-31 12:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Hezbollah was crippled by the mass IAF/IDF bombardments. Israel fought with gloves on in 2006; gloves off would finish the Hizbis.

Posted by Slavising de Medici1826 2008-12-31 18:08|| 2008-12-31 18:08|| Front Page Top

#12 The Israelis should study Sherman's March for guidance on how to make sure your opponent NEVER tries again. Beat them until they KNOW and admit they have been beaten. See USA, Germany, Japan.

Posted by A_Rovian_Desciple 2008-12-31 22:13|| 2008-12-31 22:13|| Front Page Top

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