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2006-12-20 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

WND : Israeli military watches idly as rockets launched into Jewish cities

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-20 14:20|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Some of that ol' restraint the diplosphere has been urging on Israel since forever. Must be bucking for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Posted by eLarson 2006-12-20 14:39|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-12-20 14:39|| Front Page Top

#2 WND : Israeli military watches idly as rockets launched into Jewish cities

Most of them miss anyway, so what's the big deal?

/bitter sarcasm

Posted by xbalanke 2006-12-20 14:57|| 2006-12-20 14:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Um, didn't read the story, but the headline makes it sound like negligence. If the IDF has orders to stand by, that's what they do. The problem is with the civilian leadership.

And not just the Israelis; it's a problem throughout the West.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-12-20 14:58|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-12-20 14:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Air. Strikes.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-12-20 15:07|| 2006-12-20 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Push Olmert underneath the wheels and maybe the IDF could start doing something about the rockets.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-20 15:42|| 2006-12-20 15:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't get it have no interest in getting it.

Must be a reason there someplace.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-20 15:54|| 2006-12-20 15:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Subtitle: Olmert's new rules of engagement restrains army from taking defensive actions

Paragraph 1:

The Israeli Defense Forces today spotted several Palestinian militants launching rockets from the Gaza Strip into nearby Jewish cities but were unable to take any defensive measures due to restrictions imposed by the government, WND has learned.

Near the middle:

"We are frustrated just watching the rocket launchers being set up. There is nothing we are allowed to do," said a military source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media.

"So far we've been lucky, but soon one of the rockets will kill someone and then questions should be asked about why we weren't allowed to do anything," the source said.

a bit later:

The IDF has been petitioning for a large-scale assault in Gaza.

The officials said that according to IDF assessments, the best options to stop the daily rocket fire from Gaza into nearby Jewish communities and to halt the regular smuggling of weapons from neighboring Egypt include drafted plans to retake parts of Gaza.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-12-20 16:28|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-12-20 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 I wonder how many Israeli's civilians have to die before Olmert decides to do something.....

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-12-20 16:37|| 2006-12-20 16:37|| Front Page Top

#9 just giving paleo civil war a chance

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-20 17:36|| 2006-12-20 17:36|| Front Page Top

#10 I wonder how many Israeli's civilians have to die before Olmert decides to do something.....

Olmert is a coward, his fear and revulsion of using violence has paralyzed him. He will hide in his office wringing his hands until someone drags him out and takes over.

Possibly, the Israeli people may have been ground down to nothing. They are desperately trying to avoid reaching the only conclusion left to them. They will slide into the dust bin of history as a result. The same is happening in Europe, and will most likely happen here.

The Liberals have spread their infection well.

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-12-20 17:42|| 2006-12-20 17:42|| Front Page Top

#11 Grom, I damn sure hoope you're right. Only other positive theory is having dead enough to show the world come the assault.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-20 17:58|| 2006-12-20 17:58|| Front Page Top

#12 I wonder how many Israeli's civilians have to die before Olmert decides to do something

If they manage to hit Olmert, only one.

Posted by gorb 2006-12-20 18:25|| 2006-12-20 18:25|| Front Page Top

#13 How long do you think we would tolerate Mexicans firing rockets into a Southern Texas City and claiming to have a right of return? Not for a heartbeat, especially if it was Texas.

Posted by Thomong Shoque7597 2006-12-20 19:38|| 2006-12-20 19:38|| Front Page Top

#14 Hell TS7597, if if was Texas then Texas would have invaded at after the first barage.

Posted by Charles 2006-12-20 19:49|| 2006-12-20 19:49|| Front Page Top

#15 If they manage to hit Olmert, only one.

Bingo. Aside from outright surrender, there are few better ways of encouraging terrorists than to let their offenses go unpunished. That is how 9-11 happened.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-20 20:56|| 2006-12-20 20:56|| Front Page Top

#16 Israel = USA > needs another Gubmint bureaucracy(s) to solve a problem by not solving it, plus ala RUSSIA to re-direct any and all economic flows to its enemies so that PC Tel Aviv pols will be = have their own justification to [pre-]surrender to Radical Islam = Russia-China/SCO.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-20 21:28|| 2006-12-20 21:28|| Front Page Top

#17 Aggressive Muslims are killing "disbelievers" everywhere and, rather than fighting back at least proportionately, we are sending billions of dollars in nation-building subsidies to our mortal enemy.

Common sense has little or no currency among the majority in the Free World. That is why we continue to blunder into catastrophe after catastrophe.

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