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2006-07-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by phil_b 2006-07-13 00:36|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The islamic hive mind must absolutely be devoid of the concept of cause and effect. Attacks on Isreal are like poking a nest of killer bees but the Arabs and tribalist peoples who are islamic almost to exclusion do not understand this or ever learn it.

If Isreal says it will set Lebanon back 20 years count on it being 40.

Count on the US of A pulling a China in the UNSC as well. It's totally justified.

Baby Asswad better take to sleeping in a different bunker every night too.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-13 00:58|| 2006-07-13 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 UN chief Kofi Annan urged all sides to show restraint and to protect civilians.

where the hell are the NYC muggers when you NEED ONE!

Posted by RD 2006-07-13 01:03|| 2006-07-13 01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I think Israelis should go full bore and take out Damascus too.

Posted by djohn66 2006-07-13 01:10|| 2006-07-13 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Three things should happen:

- inflict major losses to Hizbullah, and clear -- completely -- a 20km area North of the Lebanese border; bomb anything moving in that area over the next 20 years

- inflict major infrastructure losses to Lebanon -- weekly until they kick Hizbullah out of government and disarm its militia

- topple the Syrian government, because of their support for Hamas and Hizbullah

The USA should actively participate in the 3rd aspect, and veto all UN upcoming pro-Islamist resolutions.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-07-13 01:29|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-07-13 01:29|| Front Page Top

#5 djohn66, Israelis are just waiting for Baby Sad Ass to feel lucky, punk, even a minute casus belli.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-07-13 01:36|| 2006-07-13 01:36|| Front Page Top

#6 I have been trying to get details of the Hizbollah attack/kidnapping. A Hizbollah supporter from Iraq, posted the following on a forum.

"This morning, Wednesday 12.07.06, Hezbullah ambushed an Israeli military convoy on the Lebanese border killing three Israelis and taken two others as prisoners. When the Israelis rushed with their tanks, huge road-side bombs exploded destroying two tanks and killing an additional four Israeli soldiers. This attack was preceded by at least 30 missiles fired at Israel command and control posts. Hezbullah seems to launch its operation in support of the besieged Palestinians in Gaza whom are being killed, point blank, by Israeli Tank fires. In his news conference this afternoon, Sheikh Nassurallah hinted of the need to exchange prisoners and announced his readiness to confront Israel if Olmert choses to escalate. Many believe that the consequences of Hezbullah attacks may be the fuse to cause the Islamic explosion promised by Ahmedinejad, if the Israelis do not stop their massacres against Palestinians.

Let Condoleeza play her fiddle (Piano) while the Middle East (Rome) is burning. Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Palestine and now Lebanon are united in fighting the USraeli crusaders. Let the USraeli agressors be victims for a change."
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I don't like using enemy sources, but this sounds credible. The IDF did lose a tank, and a powerful planted bomb (not an IED) could do it. A co-ordinated attack by overwhelming forces, could halt a convoy and enable attackers to kill or capture soldiers. And use of diversion by the terrorists could have delayed counter-attack concentration.

Folks, stop talking about beating this enemy, piecemeal, and start talking about annihilating them wholesale. Without mullah leadership and jihad ideology, Muslims would abandon Islam when they learn of its utter worthlessness in advancing humanity. It is us v them; now or never. Diplomacy can't trump sharia; total war can remove the Muslims ability to make terror.

Posted by Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-13 01:55|| 2006-07-13 01:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Many believe that the consequences of Hezbullah attacks may be the fuse to cause the Islamic explosion promised by Ahmedinejad, if the Israelis do not stop their massacres against Palestinians.

blah, blah - we all know he planned to light the fuse anyway.

Posted by 2b 2006-07-13 02:25|| 2006-07-13 02:25|| Front Page Top

#8 I look forward to the eventual dismantlement of Lebanon's infrastructure. Like I said earlier, I had no idea Olmert had it in him. I figured he was a sheep in sheep's clothing.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-07-13 02:32|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-07-13 02:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Not to justify arab actions, but Olmert invited this by acting like such a milquetoast in Gaza. He should have smacked them down harder and then Hezhbollah might not have been so brazen.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-13 07:19|| 2006-07-13 07:19|| Front Page Top

#10 NS, you have a point there.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-07-13 07:22|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-13 07:22|| Front Page Top

#11 I guarantee some general told Olmert this and he didn't listen.

Posted by djohn66 2006-07-13 07:29|| 2006-07-13 07:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Folks, stop talking about beating this enemy, piecemeal, and start talking about annihilating them wholesale.

I have a sad feeling we're all going to understand the Indian Wars a lot better in the next ten years or so.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-07-13 07:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-07-13 07:48|| Front Page Top

#13 The Indian Wars killed about 45,000 Native Americans. I'm afraid Israel will soon have to kill more Iranians than that to get their point across.

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-13 08:55|| 2006-07-13 08:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Daniel:
Iranian leaders have spoken about "400 critical points" where US global security is vulnerable. You may not know this, but Iranians were caught photographing the Panama Canal, last week. The White House would have a huge database on this Homeland threat. Bush didn't have a Homeland pretext for liberating Iraq. Iran's genocidal tyrants have furnished him with one. He also has the fact of Persian brutalization of Azeris, Kurds, Balochis, Arabs and religious minorities. Now he has Hizbollah (read: Iran) subversion of his Road Map, on which to hang a pretext. After G8, Ahmadinejad will start sending some of his "40,000" registered "martyr" terrorists against Israel. Then, something decisive and of long term effect will happen. As for oil prices, they are set in Dallas and there will be little more than a short spike even if Iranians sabotage their own fields. And if they do that, they can forget about Iranian sovereignty over them

Did you think that the "pre-emptive" war doctrine was just rhetoric?

Posted by Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-13 11:14|| 2006-07-13 11:14|| Front Page Top

#15 along with a Hezbollah fighter, two Lebanese civilians and a Lebanese soldier

Oh come now, with the amount of damage Isreal is doing the casualties of Hezbollah HAS to be higher. I think they're just hiding the dead before anyone can add them to the corpse count.

Posted by Charles 2006-07-13 11:40|| 2006-07-13 11:40|| Front Page Top

#16 AT8133 you are on to an important point. Iran's only hope of victory, and stated goal, is to provoke a global conflagration while they try to destroy Israel.

It's a tenuous hope, but it's their only one given their pathetic ideology (apart from seeing the American people elect traitors to rule both the executive and legislative branches).

I'd say watch Southern Iraq in the next few days. Then watch terrorist attacks on infrastructure points across the world. If they think they can keep the US military busy elsewhere, they'll have an opportunity to go after israel with WMDs. Once they unleash Hamas and Hizbullah, what other levers do they have? a Syrian return to Lebanon, Sadrists in Iraq, and global terrorist attacks. Then all they have left are nukes, if they have them.

Since they've pushed Hizbullah into action, there's no stepping back for Iran. My estimate is that however insane the mullahs are, they do make plans and do love death, the mass-murder kind of death.

Given all of the above, I hope coalition forces are ready and willing. To utterly crush Iran and Syria. We've been in Iraq for 3 years. Time for the next major campaign in WW IV.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-07-13 12:10|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-07-13 12:10|| Front Page Top

#17 From CNN: "Israel also said it has information that the guerrillas who captured the soldiers are trying to transfer them to Iran, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, according to The Associated Press."

If true, another act of war by the State of Iran. We may well see a nuclear war this year. Islamofascists will be on the receiving end, along with millions of innocents. Guess who will be blamed?

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-07-13 12:27|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-07-13 12:27|| Front Page Top

#18 Anginens Threreng8133

from what info I have the Israeli tank (singular) that was hit when crossed the border about two hours after the initial attack; the land mines were only about 100m from the border

basically, the first few hours Hizb benefitted aided by some pretty careless work by IDF reservists

Posted by mhw 2006-07-13 13:21|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-13 13:21|| Front Page Top

#19 As for oil prices, they are set in Dallas and there will be little more than a short spike even if Iranians sabotage their own fields. And if they do that, they can forget about Iranian sovereignty over them.

If you believe the bit about oil prices, you're even more into fantasy about Energy Policy than the average American is. We currently import 60% of our oil, and are in no position to set prices in the producing companies, many of which have their oil production facilities run by state-owned oil companies.

Posted by Phil 2006-07-13 14:33|| 2006-07-13 14:33|| Front Page Top

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