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2006-12-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Olmert to Army: Do nothing against terror rocket attacks

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Posted by Jackal 2006-12-25 10:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I smell a coup coming!

Posted by Greremp Uleremp6059 2006-12-25 11:38|| 2006-12-25 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 If someone is killed, could PM Olmert be sued in Israeli court for complicity in murder? The rabbis said waaaaay back at the time of the Maccabees (~125 BCE) that God did not intend Judaism to be a suicide pact. At the time they were ruling on whether or not pius rebels against the Greeks might take up arms to defend themselves if attacked on the Sabbath, but it seems to me equally applicable to present circumstances.* Not that modern Israel is governed by Jewish Law as such, but even so.

*At the time the Jews were winning against the superior arms (but empty coffers) of the Syrio-Greeks Sunday-Friday, then the most pius were wiped out in their camps on Saturday, because fighting is work, thus forbidden on the Sabbath. No, I don't get it, either.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-25 12:03|| 2006-12-25 12:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I've been bashing Olmert with the best of them here lately. I'll just post what Fred said yesterday. It certainly gave me pause to consider.

"At the moment Olmert's probably doing the right thing. Decisive action on Israel's part would push the Paleo factions back together."

I'll certainly concede that this is one of the few explanations that clarifies anything. There is no sense in giving fractious Hamas and Fatah elements a common enemy to unite against. Little else besides fighting the ever-nefarious Jew could reunite these bloodthirsty maggots right now and that represents a least desireable outcome.

Let the Palestinians continue to stay at each others throats without any outside interference. As Napoleon said:

"Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake."

While there is plenty to argue concerning how both sides are making mistakes, more Palestinians are dying at each others' hands right now and their rockets continue to do little if any damage. Until that changes, this deceiving status quo may well be the best, if minimally satisfying, option.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-25 12:30|| 2006-12-25 12:30|| Front Page Top

#4 The solution is obvious: attack, but indirectly.

When a rocket is launched, have a hit squad kill a bunch on the other side. Say Hamas fires a rocket, then kill eight or ten Fatah.

And made it look like Hamas did it.

That way, Fatah will do your revenge against Hamas for you, it will increase the hatred between the two devils, you will get your cake and get to eat it, too.

Of course, it helps to be selective, picking on those who prefer to attack Israel, and leaving alone those who prefer to kill each other. In a manner of speaking, natural selection.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-25 13:17|| 2006-12-25 13:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Chasing every militant that has a rocket is like chasing street drug dealers. It is a bad idea and in the end, bad form and a waste of resourses. They need to go after the leadership, funding, and other state sponsors. A hunter killer team would certainly do more damage by killing a local leader and his banker than he would by killing the mortar team.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-12-25 13:33|| 2006-12-25 13:33|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm hoping against hope that Olmert is banking western good will for the inevitable assault on Hez and Ham.
Western good will is all important ya see. It's like a cool clothing label.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-25 14:43|| 2006-12-25 14:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree, Ship. Bush had better be unspooling a helluva long leash for the IDF's next forays. If the White House urges continued restraint after this ~~ceasefire~~ hudna, it will have to be ignored.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-25 16:49|| 2006-12-25 16:49|| Front Page Top

#8 I'll school myself to patience then, but it's a very hard lesson.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-25 18:11|| 2006-12-25 18:11|| Front Page Top

#9 it's a very hard lesson.

I agree, tw. Even under Abbas' supposedly moderate [spit] leadership, the Palestinian Authority has flouted every agreement, violated every ceasefire and done everything within its power to demolish the roadmap. Yet somehow Israel is required to maintain a sense of credibility about these treacherous bastards for the sake of outside opinion. This has happened so many times before with the exact same results. It's like Einstein said;

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-25 21:17|| 2006-12-25 21:17|| Front Page Top

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