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Olmert Threatens 'Long War' To Free Israeli Soldier Held In Gaza
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 7-10-2006
| Harry de Quetteville
Posted on 07/09/2006 7:11:20 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:11:22 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Only Olmert could think it would take months for the Israeli army to occupy and totally subdue Gaza.
(Neville Chamberlain reincarnate, I guess. . .)
To: blam
....a poll of 1,197 Palestinians showed almost 80 per cent supported the militant attack in which Cpl Shalit was captured. They support terrorism, they voted for terrorists....
And they deserve their fate.
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:24:52 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: blam
I still don't know why the focus is on the one soldier instead of all the other awful things Hamas and the Palestinians have done, but I'm glad to see that the Israeli PM is willing to actually do something about the problem. I feared he'd be a John Kerry type and wet his pants at the first sign of trouble. Thankfully, it appears that I was wrong.
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:25:45 PM PDT
by
NinoFan
To: NinoFan
What is the estimated strength of Hamas' terrorists in Gaza Strip?
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:28:53 PM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: blam
"disproportionate use of force" What? Like bringing your gun to a knife fight?
Good for Israel and prayers for the soldier.
To: CondorFlight
I dont see a problem with months of bombardment by the Israelis........I think its quite clever. Olmert knows Shalit is dead. Payback is a bitch!!!
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:30:42 PM PDT
by
Luigi Vasellini
(60% of Saudis, 58%of Iraqis, 55%of Kuwaitis,50% of Jordanians married 1st or 2nd cousins. LOL!!!)
To: CondorFlight
"Only Olmert could think it would take months for the Israeli army to occupy and totally subdue Gaza."
I do not think that is his intent or plan.
Just squeeze them back to the stone age with minimum risk to the IDF and without leaving their backside and flanks at risk from other unfriendly neighbors.
To occupy Gaza and subdue it would leave much at risk while Arabs are just waiting for such an opening.
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:33:19 PM PDT
by
Bobibutu
To: blam
"He said the operation was not "on a timetable". "We're talking about a long war," he said, as the army's southern region commander threatened to pound Palestinian militants for "months"." Works for me...
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:48:56 PM PDT
by
BlueOneGolf
(I Ride and I Vote. Join me in the American Motorcyclist Association today)
To: blam
It ought not take all that long if the Israelis decide to move; in fact it would be over within days.
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:51:18 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: blam
It's a safe bet by now that Shalit is dead.
Moreover they need to resolve this problem and not keep playing the same games. The slammite world has to be forced to find a place to put the "palestinians" and that place has to be very far from Israel. Anything else is a joke.
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:56:02 PM PDT
by
tomzz
To: blam
Kill islamists!
How many muslims are islamist?
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posted on
07/09/2006 7:57:43 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: MinorityRepublican
What is the estimated strength of Hamas' terrorists in Gaza Strip? What is the population of the gaza strip?
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:05:59 PM PDT
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:07:09 PM PDT
by
Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 69-71)
To: Bean Counter
It ought not take all that long if the Israelis decide to move; in fact it would be over within days.Care to elaborate on that thought?
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:07:58 PM PDT
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
To: Luigi Vasellini
"Olmert knows Shalit is dead. Payback is a bitch!!!"
Yeah I agree. The Pali terrorists would have showed lots of pics of Shalit by now if he was alive. My idea to subdue the muslims is to get those 747 tanker planes they use to water bomb forest fires.
Then fill them with swine blood and do the whole gaza strip. We could also use them in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:10:00 PM PDT
by
JSteff
To: MinorityRepublican
What is the estimated strength of Hamas' terrorists in Gaza Strip?
Multiply the population of the Gaza strip by .8 and you get the answer.
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:17:05 PM PDT
by
TomasUSMC
((FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.))
To: Bobibutu
To occupy Gaza and subdue it would leave much at risk while Arabs are just waiting for such an opening.
Actually, what does Israel have to loose???
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posted on
07/09/2006 8:18:57 PM PDT
by
danamco
To: blam
That civilian population voted for those murderous criminals as their government. They made their choice. It's the leadership they chose bringing this upon them, and the majority still supports Hamas.
The are harboring those who kidnap and kill Israelis. They are part of the group holding the captive, and they should face the effects of the siege.
This is the government for which they voted. They aren't innocent bystanders.
Palestine cannot support itself even for short periods of time because they have chosen to demand aid rather than work to self sufficiency. They choose to attack those who's help they need to survive.
Unless they are forced to bear the effects of their choices, there is little hope they will ever change.
To: blam
They will think twice about launching attacks when they see in a week, a month, or two months from now that hundreds of terrorists have been killeda poll of 1,197 Palestinians showed almost 80 per cent supported the militant attack in which Cpl Shalit was captured.
Eight percent of 1197 is about 958, so the Gazans should have at least that many casualties when all is said and done.
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posted on
07/09/2006 9:21:08 PM PDT
by
edpc
(Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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