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2006-07-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2006-07-20 16:28|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe he should have thought about that before allowing Hez and Ham to use U.N. trucks and ambulances as weapons transports.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-07-20 16:35|| 2006-07-20 16:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, Jan, how the heck are ya? I haven't seen you since you called Americans stingy after the tsunami in Indonesia in 2004.

Jan, just so you know, we sent in the Marines. Don't screw with us, ok?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-07-20 16:44|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-07-20 16:44|| Front Page Top

#3 The UN is bracing for their cronies to get their asses kicked by the Israelies.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-20 16:51|| 2006-07-20 16:51|| Front Page Top

#4 This is what happens, when your monitor's stand by why the people you are supposed to be observing build a small army under your nose, without so much as a "Hey, cut that out" from you.

Posted by plainslow 2006-07-20 16:56|| 2006-07-20 16:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Worse than Darfur? Worse than Zimbabwe? Worse tha North Korea?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-20 17:01|| 2006-07-20 17:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I seem to remember being warned that Afghanistan would be a humanitarian catastrophe too, with "millions dead".

Posted by Snickers 2006-07-20 17:08|| 2006-07-20 17:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Why don't you go wander out into no-man's land and start clucking "unacceptable! unacceptable!" at the combatants, wiggler?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-20 17:10|| 2006-07-20 17:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Seems like how war should be waged. Don't try to squeeze them to death, just shatter them. It won't be long before all this is over. Don't try to slow Israel down or you will pay with interest later. Git 'er dun! Hold out the example, be prepared to do it again, and maybe you won't have to do it so often in the future. Those are the dividends you stand to reap.

Personally I think one reason the international community doesn't like this because they are afraid of funding the rebuilding effort (Israel is already paying in blood, so the rest, not Israel, should have to pay with treasure). It also seems good back home if you can say "See, I voted for peace!", even though it ends up costing more lives in the end. I'm sure many people don't see things this way, it's too counterintuitive and not idealistic enough. The people of the world have to understand and accept this fact and push their reps to accept it, too. Otherwise they will just keep pushing for the instant gratification of "peace now" now matter what the consequences. Yes, 1/3 or so are kids. I would expect that. Duh. Don't need to point that out as if it's unusual. Kids go with their parents. I hope countries do the right thing this time and airdrop kilotons of food before they starve and not after. The UN has plans and food stockpiles somewhere I would hope. It's lots of sudden hard work, but if it is so hard and it makes you feel better, switch places with one of the refugees. They did it decades ago with the Berlin Air Drops, they should be able to do it in spades today. It shouldn't be called "impossible" in order to make the job easier in the short run, because you'll just end up working harder in the long by perpetuating the cycle.

Posted by gorb 2006-07-20 17:15|| 2006-07-20 17:15|| Front Page Top

#9 How about investigating the French massacre, ~~French riot control, except there was no riot~~ slaughtering civilians in the Ivory Coast in 2004?

Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-07-20 17:30|| 2006-07-20 17:30|| Front Page Top

#10 Kofihas a point. The only way to really guarantee a catastrophe is to send in the UN.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-07-20 17:35|| 2006-07-20 17:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Duly Noted, I've heard not word 1 from un, about the humanitarian crisis 12 years old in north korea, remember un's role in rawanda? How about thier present culpability in darfur....its why we need a new N, without a single socialist voice, within earshot of any microphone, the left has a record, nobody can defend it!

shut down US funding of anything UN, and PS< the relief supplies are in jeprody of UN SOP....loot loot loot.

Posted by Thavitle Elmaiper3043 2006-07-20 17:38|| 2006-07-20 17:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Joseph?...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-07-20 18:22|| 2006-07-20 18:22|| Front Page Top

#13 The 2 soldiers kidnapped (Remeber them Jan? The match that lit this fire?) were taken hostage wihtin 300 yards from a UN outpost.
Blue Helmets out trolling for kids at the time of the attack?

Posted by Capsu78 2006-07-20 18:43|| 2006-07-20 18:43|| Front Page Top

#14 Not our JosephMendiola, Tony (UK). JosephM is much more excited about things, unless he is conveying solid and useful information... which he conveys in a solid and useful tone. And he never responds directly to others.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-20 20:00|| 2006-07-20 20:00|| Front Page Top

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