Commentary: War on Iran Has Begun

The New York Sun ^ | July 13, 2006 | DAVID TWERSKY

[george76]

Just last Friday, Iranian President Ahmadinejad warned that Israel's return to Gaza could lead to an "explosion" in the Islamic world that would target Israel and its supporters in the West.

"They should not let things reach a point where an explosion occurs in the Islamic world," ...

"If an explosion occurs, then it won't be limited to geographical boundaries. It will also burn all those who created [Israel] over the past 60 years," he said, implicitly referring to America and other Western nations who support Israel.

Years from now, the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit will be regarded like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

Against the backdrop of Kassam rocket fire on Israelis living within range of the Gaza Strip, it was the fate of Corporal Shalit that triggered the Israeli return to Gaza, which in turn brought the Hezbollah forces into the game.

Israel is fighting two Iranian proxies on two fronts.

It may, or may not, open a third front against a third Iranian proxy, Syria.

It is from the Syrian capital that Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas, has been laying down Palestinian Arab negotiating conditions.

Why listen to Mr. Meshaal? ...

Even more loyal to Tehran is the Hezbollah leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose forces yesterday kidnapped two more Israeli soldiers, opening up the second front.

Sheik Nasrallah is warning Israelis that they must not think Lebanon is unprotected as it was in 1981 and 1982 when Israeli forces came pouring across the border to silence Palestinian Arab guns.

Sheik Nasrallah's men are the recipients of tens of thousands of rockets — longer range and presumably more deadly than their roughly engineered younger Kassam cousins — that put central Israel in their range.

[Alexander Rubin]

Ping!

[haole]

a guy i work with, who is from iran, tells me that he would not be surprised if iran did not launch 200 missiles toward isreal with the next couple of weeks....

[phoenix0468]

So how many cars can you park on a glass parking lot in the Middle East? Isreal will have a new parking lot if this kind of talk keeps up.

[george76]

Each one of these players — Hamas inside Gaza and in Damascus, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Assad dictatorship in Syria — are chess pieces on the Iranian board.

The pawn moves, drawing in the Israeli bishop; the Lebanese rook challenges; the Syrian queen is in reserve.

[Alexander Rubin]

You said it. The problem for Israel is Iran and the others won't necessarily play by the rules. The problem for Iran is, Israel will take the game off the board, if it has to.

And they've got a hell of a lot more than two bishops in their reserve...

[Chani]

ping for later

[MrEdd]

The next explosion in the islamic world will probably be over Iran and this nutjob should he (of course will be) stupid enough to attack Israel...

Nope Syria first. Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, then Iran. Smallest to largest, and remove Mediterranean ports first.

[bert]

Mr. Meshaal and Sheik Hassan Nasrallah are probably not long for this world. If either is positively located, death will be swift in coming.

[ARridgerunner]

ping

[BIGLOOK]

2316Z

On Fox, Israel declares state of war.

Anyone heard this?

[george76]

Hopefully Meshaal and Sheik Hassan Nasrallah will be found and destroyed.

[george76]

Have not hear it nor been to Fox in a while.

[Salem]

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[Windcatcher]

Per FOX, the Israeli ambassador to the US declared that "Israel is at war."

[tenthirteen]

As I have stated in this medium before, it is totally foolish for these countries to even attempt to defeat Israel. They will be smitten by a powerful foe.

[Southack]

This is an inflamatory (titled) editorial, not breaking news.

[rogue yam]

This is an inflamatory (titled) editorial, not breaking news.

I agree. It should be moved and better labeled.