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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian officials: Golan Heights offensive possible (Assad is seething TM)
2006-07-09
Syrian border heating up? Days after Israeli aircraft carried out an aerial flight over the palace of President Bashar Assad, Syrian officials began hinting that the country may open a new front in the Golan Heights if it is attacked by Israel.
Baby Assad is either talking big to make himself feel better, or is seriously underestimating IDF's ability to wage war.
According to reports, the Israeli flyover deeply embarrassed the Syrians, and officials are now seriously contemplating military action against Israel.
Ya think? It showed the IDF could take his sorry a** out in a heartbeat and there's not much Baby can do.
"If Israel carries out further stupidities inside Syria, the Golan front will not remain as it is. Many Israelis will suffer as they suffered attacks from Southern Lebanon when they conducted acts of foolishness there," Parliament Member Muhammad Habash said in a television interview this week.
That would really interesting. Maybe the IDF can take care of the Syrian problem for us.
The over-under for the IDF marching into Damascus, if they really wanted to, is four days.
"Syria's devotion to peace as a strategic option since the Madrid Conference does not mean that this will remain the only option forever. The Syrians have other options as well," he stated.
Blah, blah, blah. Yawn.
The MP did not rule out the possibility that Syrian cells will launch a "liberation war" and "resistance" in the Golan Heights territory keeping with the tradition of the Fedayeen (armed militias).
Now that would be a real mistake. The IDF can wage a two front war...and they play for keeps when they feel mortally threatened.
Plus the Israelis have annexed the Golan, though no-one recognizes that diplomatically. As far as Olmert is concerned, the Golan is sovereign Israeli territory. Double-plus ooops for Pencilneck.
"There are many groups in Syria that are ready for a liberation and resistance war like the one the Lebanese people carried out in Southern Lebanon. There is also a front willing to carry out self-sacrificial acts on the Golan ground," Habash said. "Syria has many options. If Israel crosses the red lines – Syria won't have any," he concluded.
If you think that the IDF would not resort to massive napalm, etc. to take out the Lions of IslamTM coming across the Golan you are sadly mistaken.
Posted by:Juter Shavins6416

#13  SYRIA = PALEOS = ME + MUSLIM WORLD > all future provinces, officially or unofficially, of Radical Iran's Iran-centric, Tehran-centric, Shia- and Islamism-centric Revolutionary empire, Regional andor Global. Israel is to MadMoud what America is to Russia-China and International Lefts.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-07-10 00:00  

#12  Hey Veraline - Check out: http://www.iverdean.com/allahpundit/jihadprint.html
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2006-07-09 21:32  

#11  Syria will have to take a back-seat to Iran in Lebanon.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2006-07-09 21:22  

#10  #4: The Syrians have other options as well," he stated.


....Like the WMD they've got on RU-IZ lay-away?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-07-09 21:16  

#9  Syrian false optimism in 1967 and 1973 was in the context of having the Soviet Union as a backstop. At the point of Israeli victory the Russians would wave their nukes and the Americans would negotiate a cease fire under which the Arabs wouldn't lose what they would have had the players been limited to the opposing sides. That backstop isn't there any more. Junior has to sabre-rattle a little to try not to look too much weaker than Pop had been, but he'd be crazy to take it further. On an over/under of 4 days I'd bet the under.
Posted by: Odysseus   2006-07-09 18:32  

#8  I believe Syria is attempting to justify the re-occupation of Lebanon. Stay tuned.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-07-09 17:55  

#7  It would be suicide for Israel to march on Damascus if they believe Tehran to have a nuke. Don't rule out Pencilneck and Dinnerjacket colluding to extract a Casus Belli and international sympathy from the leftists.
Posted by: Jake-the-peg   2006-07-09 17:44  

#6  Isn't Syria still in the Axis of Evil? Isn't there also an issue with Jihadis coming into Iraq from there. Isn't there also a well-armed military just east of Syria? Just saying....
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-09 16:53  

#5  Thanks for the laughs, commenters - and Baby Assad. I've always deeply regretted not buying one of Allahpundit's "Six Days, Bitch" coffee mugs back when he had his blog going.
Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq   2006-07-09 15:36  

#4  The Syrians have other options as well," he stated.

"We can issue ineffectual threats before our army is ruthlessly massacred and flees in mass panic. This is our right."
Posted by: Baba Tutu   2006-07-09 13:59  

#3   There is also a front willing to carry out self-sacrificial acts on the Golan ground

Are all arabs suicidal lunatics? Or do they all just claim to be? It took Israel exactly 6 days to settle this the last time, and there was a much larger arab consortium attacking. Bragging is a big part of being an arab asshole.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-07-09 13:38  

#2  Syria is just trying to boo off the impending Israeli attack on the Hamas leadership chillin in Damascus.
Posted by: C-Low   2006-07-09 13:34  

#1  So you gotta ask yourself: "Do I feel lucky?" Well do yaÂ’ Punk?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-09 12:29  

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