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2012-02-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Nasrallah: Tehran won't order Hezbollah strikes if Israel attacks
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Posted by tipper 2012-02-08 12:38|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 "Not one I can hear, anyway."?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-08 13:09||   2012-02-08 13:09|| Front Page Top

#2 And then his lips fell off.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2012-02-08 13:31||   2012-02-08 13:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Iran problem wouldn't have to issue any - they probably have standing orders to defend their masters.
Posted by CrazyFool 2012-02-08 14:30||   2012-02-08 14:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Iran probably wouldn't have to ....
Posted by CrazyFool 2012-02-08 14:31||   2012-02-08 14:31|| Front Page Top

#5 I suspect the truth of the matter is that Hezbollah quite reasonably suspects that if the balloon goes up, it will be "no more Mr. Nice Guy" from Israel, and they will annihilate Hezbollah for good.

Last time, Hezbollah fled across the Litani River, which Israel designated as the point beyond which civilians had to flee. But those Hezbollah who stayed south of there just got the snot pounded out of them. Only after the Israelis left could they return.

More recently, they have gotten crafty and moved a lot of their assets into Beirut proper. But that will be of no help if Israel is well and truly pissed off. The Hezbollah owned parts of Beirut would be just as likely to get a MOAB stuck in them.

Hamas, as well, has been trying to distance itself from Iran, likely using much the same calculation.
Posted by Anonymoose 2012-02-08 14:36||   2012-02-08 14:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Not enough a reason the Israelis shouldn't kill Hizballah to the last man. If only as a lesson to others.
Posted by Shimble Guelph5793 2012-02-08 16:22||   2012-02-08 16:22|| Front Page Top

#7 More recently, they have gotten crafty and moved a lot of their assets into Beirut proper. But that will be of no help if Israel is well and truly pissed off. The Hezbollah owned parts of Beirut would be just as likely to get a MOAB stuck in them.

As I recall, Anonymoose, last time Israel bombed the Hizb'allah sections of Beirut, as well.
Posted by trailing wife 2012-02-08 19:14||   2012-02-08 19:14|| Front Page Top

#8 As per FREEREPUBLIC Artic, circa 15,000 QUDS SPECIAL FORCES are repor marching into Syruh to defend Baby Assad + Regime as we speak???
Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-02-08 20:10||   2012-02-08 20:10|| Front Page Top

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