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2009-01-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Olmert Thanks Euros for Support, Promises Early Withdrawal From Gaza

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Posted by mhw 2009-01-18 16:47|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 the euros gave them support? wtf i missed that one

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-01-18 17:47|| 2009-01-18 17:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Behind the scenes, Rahm to Tzipi: Azru Li here, let's see if we can make this go away before The One takes office and he's forced to take a stand on it....ie, military aid, financial support, etc. You get my drift?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-18 18:43|| 2009-01-18 18:43|| Front Page Top

#3 "Commitment" : the Europeans are ready to say anything to end a justified antiterrorist Israeli operation, and to help Hamas rebuild its terrorist infrastructure and fire again rockets on "those Jews"...

Posted by Leroidavid">Leroidavid 2009-01-18 19:49|| 2009-01-18 19:49|| Front Page Top

#4
He thanked the Europeans for their support in mediating a truce between Israel and Hamas

A truce is what they do when they want to regroup and rearm. This isn't rocket surgery numb nuts!

Posted by Pliny Flosh7459 2009-01-18 19:53|| 2009-01-18 19:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Personally I don't think it is a good idea to back off when Israel has 'em on the ropes.

However, it would give Israel the chance to refit and rearm, assess targets etc. If Hamas launches rockets again Israel would have the political coverage to restart missions. That is, out hudna the hudna...or they could be just saying it to see if any big gophers pop up for a peek. IMHO the only way to decidedly defeat Hamas would be to pound the crap out of them so bad that the regular people rise against Hamas.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-18 22:41|| 2009-01-18 22:41|| Front Page Top

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