Posted on 06/28/2006 10:22:16 AM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
And some discussion on tactics in a forum
Real life example: Israeli F-15s cruised in canyons until AWACS provided target info, then they climbed just high enough to launch Sparrows in 1982 Bekaa turkey shoot.
If he does he won't be on that hill, he'll be under it.
Well ExTex, even though it is not the topic of this thread, I am outraged that our soldiers were tortured, beheaded and dumped and I am also outraged at the silence. I understand the silence of the rest of the world, but I do not understand the silence of the American government.
jpost said that they flew over Syria to put pressure on them to expel Khalad Meshal, the head of Hamas.
They will ..I give the Jews credit , they do what they have to do and don't give a flying crap what the UN or anyone else says about them .we should learn from hem ..
That's why you do it all from the air ..Level the place and come in later on after the smoke clears.
Baaah, I doubt it.
heh heh heh
Go Israel.
Time to buzz the tower BTTT
Too bad they didn't drop a bomb on it.
Syria: Air Defenses Fired On Israeli Jets
On Dow Jones now
I wonder if our gov't is urging diplomacy in public while agreeing with the aggressive behavior privately.
The reason for the IDF flyover:
Israel issues assassination warning to Hamas leader
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 28 June 2006
Posted on 06/27/2006 9:01:40 PM EDT by Aussie Dasher
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656802/posts
Israel Threatens Revenge Kidnap Of Hamas leader
The Telegraph (UK) | 6-27-2006
Posted on 06/27/2006 8:39:49 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656788/posts
Syria sends forces to protect Hamas leader
WorldNetDaily | 06-27-06 | WestVirginiaRebel
Posted on 06/27/2006 7:06:18 PM EDT by WestVirginiaRebel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656727/posts
Syria sends forces to protect Hamas leader
WorldNetDaily.com | Aaron Klein
Posted on 06/27/2006 9:10:38 PM EDT by Michael Goldsberry
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656809/posts
Oh, there was "outrage"...the phony "Bush's fault" kind of lefty "outrage".
Google News still has no entries on this...
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JERUSALEM (AP) -
Israeli warplanes buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, military officials said, in a message aimed at pressuring the Syrian leader to win the release of a captured Israeli soldier.
The officials said on condition of anonymity that the fighter jets flew over Assad's palace in a low-altitude overnight raid near the Mediterranean port city of Latakia in northwestern Syria. Israeli television reports said four planes were involved, and Assad was home at the time.
The flight caused "noise" on the ground, the military officials said on condition of anonymity, according to military guidelines.
The officials said Assad was targeted because of the "direct link" between Syria and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group holding Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, in the Gaza Strip. Syria hosts Khaled Meshaal, Hamas' exiled supreme leader.
There was no immediate reaction from Syria. Assad was in Damascus later Wednesday, meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Jordan Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit.
Israel also bombed Hamas targets in Gaza, knocking out electricity and water supplies for most of its 1.3 million residents. Three bridges also were destroyed to keep militants from moving Shalit.
The Hamas-led Palestinian government and the militants holding Shalit called for a prisoner swap with Israel, saying the Gaza offensive would not secure the soldier's release.
Israel has refused to negotiate.
The flyover was the second time Israel has buzzed Assad's summer palace. In August 2003, warplanes reportedly flew so low that windows in the palace shattered. At the time, Israel said the flyover was aimed at pressuring Assad to dismantle Palestinian militant groups based in his country.
In October 2003, an Israeli warplanes bombed an Islamic Jihad training base deep in Syria. It was the first attack on Syrian soil in more than two decades.
The airstrike followed a suicide bombing by Islamic Jihad that killed 19 Israelis in a restaurant.
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21:25 Iranian FM warns at UN of Israeli nuclear threat (Reuters)
21:00 Washington: Israel has a right to defend itself and the lives of its citizens (AP)
SYRIA, along with IRAN need to be "dealt with"
Let Israel alone to deal with the Baathist monsters and their lunatic allies and we should deal with Iran.
All our work in Iraq and Afghanistan will be for nought if Syria and Iran are left standing with their current regimes.
The Administration should fulfill their promise to follow terrorists everywher and hold those states which support them accountable - that means Syria and Iran also.
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