Posted on 07/24/2006 5:18:03 AM PDT by SJackson
step one: prop up Siniora.
Sometimes, just sometimes, we (The U.S.) should just sit back and let things unfold. This IMO would be one of those situations.
We truly are Team America - World Police.
Much as I love Condi, I wonder if all her travels and hard work accomplishes anything other than a facade.
From Who?? This is a usual press lie. The World knows Israel needs to fight for its safety and are going to allow it. The press just hates seeing the terrorists lose. Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters Shalom Israel
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I'm not challenging Condi's abilities. Far from it, I think she's the best.
I simply question the premise that somebody has got to do it.
"I simply question the premise that somebody has got to do it."......Well, didn't that Eastern European Maid Gal say so,,,,watsername?...You know, the gal who solved the North Korean problem years ago....../sarc
Diplomacy is like a beautiful frosted cake. 90% of its value is a facade - after all, if you only want the taste, you can get that straight out of the can.
Why not nobody...and let these people fight it out...."peace treatys" or "cease fires" to muslms only mean an opportunity to rest, refresh and re-arm. In 6 months, rockets will be raining down on Israel again. Muslms lie and don't think anything about it.....their "book" says it all right to mislead infidels.
Oh great. Israel has a new peace agreement with somebody who doesn't call the shots. Sounds like a good deal for Lebanon, who can just turn around and say "It's not us! It's those nasty terrorists who are sending the rockets!" Meanwhile, Israel has to keep up their end of the bargain as usual. Thanks, State Dept. Doesn't matter if it's Condi or Bozo the Clown, State sucks.
It may be that this trip is merely window dressing for the MSM and the Euroweenies. Makes us look seriously "involved" in the "peace process" while giving the Israelis time to do what needs to be done.
"to launch diplomatic efforts aimed at ending 13 days of warfare between Israel and Hizbullah."
Why?
Delicious sarcasm like that requires no tag :)
And yes, exactly what I'm talking about.
I say if you kick the shiite outta them until they can't breath, the diplomacy should have a better chance. Aside from that, I think it's a waste of a valuable person's time.
Oh I think that's exactly what it is...rope-a-dope 101....W style.
And in that respect and that respect only do I see it having any worth at all.
Just as post-World War II Germany was "de-Nazified", so must today's Lebanon be "de-Hezbollahfied". I hope Bush (through Rice) doesn't propose anything stupid that will endanger Israel's efforts to eliminate the terrorists.
"Why does someone "have to do it"?
Why not nobody...and let these people fight it out...."peace treatys" or "cease fires" to muslms only mean an opportunity to rest, refresh and re-arm. In 6 months, rockets will be raining down on Israel again. Muslms lie and don't think anything about it.....their "book" says it all right to mislead infidels."
Ditto.
What also frosted me is that, because of all this unrest, our gas prices are going through the roof and, after it's done, we're going to give money to Lebanon to rebuild. So we have this endless Middle East conflict - and WE get it at both ends.
A "cease fire" is the stupidist thing I've heard since ... well, since John "War Hero" Kerry last opened his idiot mouth. Israel has laid down reasonable conditions for a cease fire - and if those conditions are not met, they should bomb away until those conditions ARE met or every last terrorist is exterminated.
Condi should take a week's vacation in the US.
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