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2006-07-25 Down Under

Australian peacekeepers may be headed for Lebanon

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So much about UN "peacekeeping" would have to change first. The ROE, the force levels and armament, the actual mission with no "creep", command authority, etc.. Being either shooting gallery bears or useless tits on a boar hog, i.e. what has passed for this in the past, just don't cut it. Stinks, John. Go real slow, buddy.

Posted by cruiser 2006-07-25 02:30|| 2006-07-25 02:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Australian peacekepers are heading for Lebanon in order to protect those who would gladly kill a thousand Australian civilians and who have been giving demos of Lebanese rape to Australian women. Anyone understands?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-07-25 03:01|| 2006-07-25 03:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Feel good politics, I reckon.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-07-25 03:22|| 2006-07-25 03:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I can't forget the story of the 47 Irish peacekeepers killed there since 1978.

I certainly don't wanna see any of our Aussie mates used up and spit out that way.

Why not send Zimbabwean "veterans"? No one gives a toss about them.

Posted by JDB 2006-07-25 04:10|| 2006-07-25 04:10|| Front Page Top

#5 AUSTRALIA would participate in an international peacekeeping mission to Lebanon only if it guaranteed to help secure a long-term settlement. "The problem in the Middle East is there is never an attempt to bring about a long-term settlement. The fundamental cause of the current outbreak is the refusal of the entire Arab world to accept Israel's right to exist."

The good Prime Minister gets it. And he's laying it out for everyone else. The only thing that could be more clear would be saying, "We aren't interested in another hudna -- call us when the various parties have signed peace treaties with Israel."

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-25 07:05|| 2006-07-25 07:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Fox reported this morning that the UN spends 100 million dollars a year on the "Observers" in South Lebannon. Usless Ninnies.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-07-25 07:30|| 2006-07-25 07:30|| Front Page Top

#7 So many pots of gold (to loot), so few rainbows.

Posted by cruiser 2006-07-25 07:37|| 2006-07-25 07:37|| Front Page Top

#8 The Aussies should be invited to the States for a holiday first. There's plenty of time for peacekeeping later. Don't want to rush into this peacekeeping stuff without a great deal of forethought and consideration. Besides, the Israelis have a great deal of preparations to do before any peacekeeping can really be done. What's the hurry. Have some cheesecake and tea. Have a bagel and creamcheese.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-25 07:46|| 2006-07-25 07:46|| Front Page Top

#9 We should send a large compliment of special forces and a whop of F-18's and maybe a few frigates to assist the Israelis, no peacekeepers are required.

Posted by GizzardPuke 2006-07-25 08:27|| 2006-07-25 08:27|| Front Page Top

#10 TW, you called it. Howard is saying with a real solution we are there. Otherwise, it's a blatherfest.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-07-25 09:15|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-25 09:15|| Front Page Top

#11 long-term settlement

An oxymoron in that part of the world I'm afraid.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-07-25 09:51|| 2006-07-25 09:51|| Front Page Top

#12 This is a joke, right? I mean, you guys aren't really that dumb.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-25 09:53|| 2006-07-25 09:53|| Front Page Top

#13 What JohnQC said.
Need to get the acclimated too. 12 weeks or so in Arizona, a month in Central Florida. Cross training in beautiful Beaufort.....

Posted by 6 2006-07-25 11:06|| 2006-07-25 11:06|| Front Page Top

#14
Need to get the acclimated too. 12 weeks or so in Arizona, a month in Central Florida. Cross training in beautiful Beaufort...

Twelve weeks in monument Valley (Arizona), a month in Disneyland (Florida), cross training with Americans on drinking each other's beers in beautiful Beaufort. And then back to Australia.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-07-25 11:44|| 2006-07-25 11:44|| Front Page Top

#15 Use this as an Oppurtunity to help the displaced in Dafur. Train them how to fight here (in lebanon), then send them back to the Sudan, able to fight for themselves.

Posted by plainslow 2006-07-25 12:42|| 2006-07-25 12:42|| Front Page Top

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