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2006-07-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-07-15 10:54|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Thier turn is coming be patient.

Posted by C-Low 2006-07-15 11:07|| 2006-07-15 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Asshat wants to stay alive, the Baathist are taking orders from Iran.

Posted by djohn66 2006-07-15 11:08|| 2006-07-15 11:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Just wondering -- can you get a full refund if the runways are blown up before your Damascus departure time? And can you get that in other currencies?

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-15 11:30|| 2006-07-15 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Asshat is now feeling the "Pendulum Effect" shaking his chair ?
This is indeed time for a serious metalstorm and Explospeak.
I hope that by the time we finish with Nasrallah and his Iranian masters, Assad would become a tourist curiousity.
If this goes on I expect to be able to buy a piece of Assad on e-Bay soon.

Any bidder's ??

Posted by Elder of Zion 2006-07-15 11:33|| 2006-07-15 11:33|| Front Page Top

#5 What do you expect to get for a worthless POS?

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-15 11:37|| 2006-07-15 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn. This is the first thing posted in this category this morning. It's even on the newspaper! But I didn't see it on CNN or the BBC, so I figured it was new. Surely this is big news?

The Beeb's too busy announcing ISRAEL KILLS LEBANESE CIVILIANS. Someone at the BBC had to have himself a cigarette and some quiet time after that story came in.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-07-15 11:40|| 2006-07-15 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Darrell,
I wouldn't loath hanging a stuffed piece of the asshat in my living room.
I think I'm gonna start bidding at 5 cents per Kilo....

Posted by Elder of Zion 2006-07-15 11:40|| 2006-07-15 11:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Caller: Hello, Mr. Smyth - do you still own that building in downtown London, the one that used to have the optometry shop on the second floor.
Smyth: Why yes, I do.
Caller: I used to be the optometrist there, I was wondering if the space was available for rent?
Smyth: Certainly Dr. Assad. It was just vacated - are you interested in leasing it?
Caller: Yes, in fact perhaps a long term lease. Would it be available ... immediately?

Posted by DMFD 2006-07-15 11:46|| 2006-07-15 11:46|| Front Page Top

#9 5 cents per Kilo -- much cheaper than lard.

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-15 11:48|| 2006-07-15 11:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Well,
Lard doesn't stink !
believe me at this price it's a bargain
for example, you could put it in a small box and every time the kids refuse to do homework or eat their spinach you just go : "well, err.. then I may have to open the Asshat box !"

Posted by Elder of Zion 2006-07-15 12:10|| 2006-07-15 12:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Mmmmmmmmm, lard!

Posted by Homer Simpson 2006-07-15 12:12|| 2006-07-15 12:12|| Front Page Top

#12 The Baathists in Syria have the same genius for picking winners as the late Arafish (PBBUH).

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-07-15 12:26|| 2006-07-15 12:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Paul,
update.
PUBBAH has been replaced with MHRIHG
(May He Rot In His Grave)

Posted by Elder of Zion 2006-07-15 12:39|| 2006-07-15 12:39|| Front Page Top

#14 Syria supports Hizbollah. It is only moral support since you might have some difficulty getting into Lebanon at this time. Oh well, just wait, the Israelis may save you the trouble of getting into Lebanon. They may be in Damascus in a few days or less.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-15 12:53|| 2006-07-15 12:53|| Front Page Top

#15 Poor, poor delusional Syria. Thinking someone in Hizbollah is still in lebanon and not run like cockroaches or dead.

Posted by DathVader 2006-07-15 14:22|| 2006-07-15 14:22|| Front Page Top

#16 Maybe, or maybe they think Israel will occupy part of Lebanon and they can do an insurgency number on them. Or both - flee to Syria or Iran and then infiltrate back later.

Posted by lotp 2006-07-15 14:36|| 2006-07-15 14:36|| Front Page Top

#17 Angie,
I've just had a look at that thread from the BBC, and 8 of the top 10 recommended comments are in favour of Israel (at least 500 recommendations each).

I think this is encouraging..

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-07-15 17:48|| 2006-07-15 17:48|| Front Page Top

#18 Saw on the Beeb World Service today many "Lebanese" were fleeing to... Syria!

and 3 women in burqas walked across the rear of the shot as journo speaking so he isn't talking about the Maronite Christians...

Question for Rantburgers:

Do you think the trigger event of Hezbollah rocketing and kidnapping Israelis (which after all they lob rockets most days) has provided Israel a) with the short-term reason to wipe Hizballah out but more importantly to provide cover to go after the real goal:

Destroying Iranian nuke capability pre-emptively.

Are they trying to goad or otherwise get Iran into this so as to take out Ahmedinijad's nuke facility? It is a worthy goal it's got to be destroyed for Israel's survival, I'm thinking logically if I were Israel I'd rather get world condemnation over and done with in one big hit and take it all out now.

Posted by Anon1 2006-07-15 23:46|| 2006-07-15 23:46|| Front Page Top

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