8/11 Middle East Live Thread

Middle East Live Thread ^ | 8.11.06 | BurbankKarl

[BurbankKarl]

Love is a Battlefield

IDF soldier received heart shaped cookie somewhere near the Lebanon border...

[debg]

Wow, I went out shopping and hair-doin and come back to ... what?

I heard in the car radio that Israeli military threatened a coup. Is that true?

[Txsleuth]

LOL...you are probably better off than we are...

This morning we were pretty happy because Olmert came out and ordered the FULL invasion of Lebanon...yippee, right??

Uh, well.....about an hour or so ago it was reported that the UN resolution that is being put forward this afternoon would be voted on as a YES by the USA..?????

And just a few minutes ago...it was reported that NOW the Lebanese like the resolution but Israel doesn't like it.

NOW, the big quandry on this thread is: why is Condi, Bolton voting YES...when it obviously goes against what President Bush has been saying about the necessity to get Hezbollah OUT of Lebanon, which this resolution does NOT call for???

Does that help??? If not, you are just like us!!! LOL

[Knitting A Conundrum]

There's north Lebanon and there's Hezbollahstan...Lebanon knows what'll happen if it crosses Hezbollahstan....

[Eurotwit]

What does that entail?

Anyhow, I like the sound of it :-)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Hadn't heard that, but it might explain a thing or two...

[goldstategop]

Fast and furious. Just the way the IDF likes to fight wars. A war of attrition is slow, dangerous and costly. The IDF likes a short, sharp and fast war. If it has its way, the war will be over in two or three days - and the politicians in the government will be asked why they let it drag out for four weeks.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

[CougarGA7]

Very well put.

[hegemony]

Is it too early for a martini?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

And France is pulling its resolution (delaying, maybe tabling.)

[CougarGA7]

I haven't heard anything about that. What exactly did the radio report say?

[oceanview]

general scales seems to feel they are going in (his opinion). Shep is visibily upset.

[kagnew]

If Olnut (what my husband calls him) told Condi what the plans are going into Lebanon, you can bet that the Hezzies already know. I am so disgusted with her and the United Nothing that I can hardly see straight.

[AliVeritas]

Too much... Israel should stop them from even reporting... ridiculous.

[angelwings49]

In other words, we're ALL just as confused and stunned as we were yesterday? LOL

All I know for sure is I HATE these evil, evil muslim terrorists! Why does God allow those barbarians to even exist????

Sorry... I'm just worried and scared...

[Txsleuth]

I guess.

I have been saying this whole time that what is said in public is probably opposite of what Bush is telling Olmert.

If that is true, fine....however, if Bush is having Bolton vote YES, and MEAN it...just because of oil prices, and telling Olmert in private to hold off on the war...a POX on him.

[Jrabbit]

Well, heckaroon! Now, no vote til tonight? Bolton needs to suck it up and do what President Bush wants. Support Israel!

[angelwings49]

It's NEVER too early for a martini!!! LOL

[goldstategop]

LOL! Its already past 3:00 PM in New York! As I see it, its just like the French to cut their losses. And it would save Bolton the embarrassment of having to vote for their piece of crap.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

[FourPeas]

WHY would they give Jennifer Griffin permission to tell that PLAN to the enemy??? 'Tis interesting, huh? The Israelis are not stupid, so we can rule that out. Since Fox has said it several times, from several different locations, it must be OK with the censors. It brings a smile to my face -- Israel playing mind games, that is.