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2006-08-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Malaysia defies Israel over participation in UN force

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Posted by ryuge 2006-08-17 07:53|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No muzzie agenda there I'm sure.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-17 08:19|| 2006-08-17 08:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Fox, Henhouse.

Some assembly required.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-08-17 08:50|| 2006-08-17 08:50|| Front Page Top

#3 So let's say they go, get cozy with their Hezbollah brothers while Hezbollah sends rockets into Israel post-cease-fire. Israel retaliates. Malaysian Muslim "peacekeepers" die.

Opens up the whole can of worms, finally, doesn't it? Might be just the thing to convince the world that we are in a war over how Islam can and must behave.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-17 09:15|| 2006-08-17 09:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, I'd give them a benefit of the doubt. IIRC an Army observer at the Mog reported while the Paks were cowards, the Malaysian contingent fought just as hard as our guys trying to get to the Rangers. Took casualties and kept along side. They certainly had no problem dropping fellow muzzies. However, that's just the report I read.

Posted by Glurt Flavitch2274 2006-08-17 10:04|| 2006-08-17 10:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Hope you're right, GF. Course, with the leadership of Malaysia and the side they've chosen in the Pallie/Israeli conflict, we'll have to see, won't we?

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-17 10:35|| 2006-08-17 10:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Article: "There is no reason whatsoever to stop us from serving in southern Lebanon," Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak said. "We will definitely send our force pending a decision by the UN. "I do not see why they are using such a technical aspect to stop us from sending our men there," he told reporters.

I wonder how Malaysia is going to accomplish a contested entry against one of the finest militaries in the world, thousands of miles away from home base. My feeling is that even if Malaysia had 15,000 men to put in place, the Israelis would massacre them as they were trying to deploy.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-08-17 10:50|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-08-17 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 They are in it for the UN pay.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-08-17 12:42|| 2006-08-17 12:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Pan, heard it was 4X regular pay plus perks, the last time in Bosnia where they also acquired some sex scandal participations.

Don't give too much credence to boaster cocks like Najib. $$$$ trumps brotherhood anytime. What good is the former if you can't spend it?

Posted by Duh! 2006-08-17 13:08|| 2006-08-17 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Fascinating historical tidbit: British soundly defeated Malayan guerillas in the early 50's. Guerilla warfare can be countered...if the forces in question have the cajones...

Posted by borgboy 2006-08-17 16:21|| 2006-08-17 16:21|| Front Page Top

#10 borgboy -

Most of the commies in Malaysia were among the Chinese ethnic group which differed in appearance from the natives so isolating them from the rest of the population was the easy part. The Brits had a much harder problem with guerrillas when they couldn't tell a Orangeman from a Provisional based upon physical appearence.

Posted by Unumble Omoger6127 2006-08-17 20:24|| 2006-08-17 20:24|| Front Page Top

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