Man, Batchelor came out swinging on his opening segment!!! Interesting tidbit: When Nasrallah gave his speech with the 2 flags behind him (Leb. and Hezbo), the Hezbo flag had "eternal jihad" written on it. They will fight to the death, there will be no ceasefire, etc. The only thing to do is kill Nasrallah now.
Whoohoo, like a breath of fresh air after all the UN measly mouths and MSM all day.
Tom McInerney up now to talk about Iran, the spider in the center of the web.
Wow, I heard Batchelor say that and I hope some FReeper has it captured somewhere so we can see. That was an amazing statement.
"The only thing to do is kill Nasrallah now."
I really hate to be the pessimist about this war between Israel and Hezbollah. But Israel has lost the war. They did not lose because they did not fight valiantly, Nor did they lose because they did not have successful campaigns. They have lost the war for several reasons. The prime reason for losing is the ineffective leadership of Olmert. Olmert was afraid to take action. Then when he started to take action, he got scared and reversed course. This scenario repeated itself so many times in this short conflict that the enemy knew how to manipulate Olmert's proclivities to make Israel appear even weaker. A second reason for having lost the war is the extreme anti-semetic media coverage which colluded with Hezbollah in creating staged massacres. These false reports where repeatedly broadcast to create sentiment against the Israeli attempt to protect the country. Another reason for losing the war is the United States continued association with the United Nations. Attempting to help Israel through UN channels has never worked and, more often, hurts the Israeli cause. And a fourth reason for Israel losing the war is the failure of the United States to stand firmly with Israel and the failure of the US to speak up firmly against those who have been trying to stop Israel from protecting themselves.
Again, I hate to be so pessimistic, but Nazrallah is still alive and is claiming Hezbollah victory while Israel withdraws their troops. This whole episode has set back the WOT at least 50 years.