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2012-03-13 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF official: Army ready for ground op in Gaza

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Posted by trailing wife 2012-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Just, if you must take the ground; make sure you inform them that it is not the Gaza strip you are invading, it's Gush Katif you are re-claiming.

Gaza was a launch pad.

Posted by newc 2012-03-13 00:30|| 2012-03-13 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 My guess is it would be a repeat of 2006 only with a "twist". Iran encourages Gaza to crank up the missiles to precipitate a land incursion by Israel. As soon as Israel does that, Hezbollah starts firing missiles from Lebanon in order to provoke a land attack into Southern Lebanon.

Once that happens, Syria claims the entire country must "come together" to defend Lebanon from Israel in a last ditch attempt to put down the uprisings and attempt to rally the country around Assad.

In other words, precipitate an Israeli invasion in order to distract the Syrian rebels and possibly even justify Iranian intervention.

Posted by crosspatch 2012-03-13 01:58|| 2012-03-13 01:58|| Front Page Top

#3 A quarter football field is better than a full one?
It will not matter what happens. Israel will get dragged in some way, any way.

Everyone knows this.

Posted by newc 2012-03-13 02:45|| 2012-03-13 02:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Might be a good idea to clear the decks before the balloon goes up with Iran.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-03-13 11:32|| 2012-03-13 11:32|| Front Page Top

#5 I dont believe the IDF will go in this time.
Most of the real targets are not in the Gazzo strip anymore.
The real ammunition depots, manufacturing facilities, training camps, and terror infrastructure are dispersed in the Sinai peninsula in what used to be egyptian territory in Mubarak's day and has turned into the "wild east" where there is no law and no significant Egyptian military presence.
If we want to destry the terror infrastructure we will need to invade the Sinai in a full fledged reocupation war.
Eventually this will most probably happen but not now and not untill we settle the Iranian problem.
IMHO if Iran is successfully defanged, Israel will have to retake the Sinai peninsula within 5 years in order to provide a buffer zone and protect Israel's southern border because the Egyptians are not going to do a thing about this hellhole.

Posted by Elder of Zion 2012-03-13 12:43|| 2012-03-13 12:43|| Front Page Top

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