Rice calls Lebanese PM to warn him that if the UN Lebanon resolution is not implemented...

The DEBKA File ^ | August 13, 2006

[section9]

Rice calls Lebanese PM to warn him that if the UN Lebanon resolution is not implemented, “We will not be responsible for the consequences”

August 13, 2006, 10:18 PM (GMT+02:00)

Earlier, Israeli FM Tzipi Livni put in urgent calls to the US secretary and the French foreign minister in an effort to salvage the ceasefire from Iranian-backed Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s 12th-hour retraction of his consent.

[section9]

I found this to be a fascinating little blurb on Debka. Apparently, Tzipi Livni called Condi and told her what Condi already knew was going to happen: Nasrallah was already sabotaging the agreement on orders from Tehran.

There could be another possibility. Nasrallah thought he could walk away from the table holding a pile of chips and a full house, ten high. But his posse is getting clobbered in the south, and they have to be yelling at him to go back to the table to try for that inside straight. If he is actually stupid enough to want to go back to the table and accomodate the IDF, then Olmert may just jump at the life-saver thrown at him by his nemesis.

I can't believe that Nasrallah would be this stupid.

[Carry_Okie]

I can't believe that Nasrallah would be this stupid.

Watch them blow up their own people in order to fake an Israeli attack.

[pollyannaish]

If this is true (it is Debka after all), I somehow doubt it comes as much of a surprise to our team who also got the UN resolutions before going into Iraq. These people are methodical, not stupid—despite what some may think. It's good to have the ducks in a row.

[DannyTN]

"I can't believe that Nasrallah would be this stupid."

Really? I can.

But I'm still puzzled and dissappointed in the Freepers who were calling Israel cowards, comparing them to the French and posting white flags. I think that was totally uncalled for. Especially when it's our U.S. government that negotiated the cease fire.

One way this could play out, is to pull the UN into a war with Hezbullah, Syria and Iran when Hezbullah attacks the multinational force. Assuming, against the odds, that a cease fire holds for more than 20 minutes, or that any nations actually volunteer to place their people as targets in South Lebanon.

[Enterprise]

The gambling analogy is a bit confusing. If he has a full house, "10 high", it would mean he has three tens, and a pair of something else and that would beat a straight or a flush, unless it was a straight flush.

[Dallas59]

What about the soldiers?

[kinoxi]

With half the rooter's photographers in the middle east on-site to take pictures of the 'zionist aggression' no doubt.

[hoosiermama]

IMO the Lebanon PM is afraid that Nasralla will turn the guns on him. Heard somewhere that the Hezzbo was better trained and equipped than the Lebanese army.

[tet68]

I can't believe that Nasrallah would be this stupid.

When you start believing your own propaganda, mistakes
are made.

[goldstategop]

Its a bad deal. I can understand Hezbollah wanting to save the ceasefire, since they were ones who asked for it in the first place but I have no idea why Israel would want to save Hezbollah!

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

[Enterprise]

Each day that goes by makes Hezbollah less equipped. In time they won't be trained, they'll be dead.

[SE Mom]

It's just not making sense. But it hasn't made sense for weeks. Then there's the report from IDF of 30 tanks lining up on the Syrian border...

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

You let teh arm chair commandos here on FR disappoint you? Most of the people here are like the people who call in to talk football on sports talk radio; they never played a day of football in their lives. Don't let the people here disappoint you. Use this forum for what it is and don't worry about it.

[Carry_Okie]

I somehow doubt it comes as much of a surprise to our team who also got the UN resolutions before going into Iraq. These people are methodical, not stupid—despite what some may think.

OK, I'm one of them. While we were busy with the UN, Saddam and the Rusians were squirreling WMD in Syria, setting up the President for the biggest PR disaster of his administration. At that time Syria was in control of Lebanese ports. By now those weapons could be anywhere, including here in the US.

[txrangerette]

There's a big controversy going on over Israel's actions...not just here but among Israelis themselves.

They seem to blame their own government for its handling of the crisis, not the U.S. And all along that government lauded our diplomatic efforts and seemed to try to tie them in, awkwardly it would seem, to their use of their military.

That government delayed an offensive to the Litani River that could have been had 3 weeks ago, that they are now doing last-minute.

[hoosiermama]

SO not having a cease fire is to the advantage of the Lebanon PM.

[section9]

NOBODY ever accused me of being able to win at Texas Hold'em.^-^

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[libbylu]

I miss the pic you used with your postings a while back.

[Enterprise]

I have played Texas Hold 'em, And I LOST! Grrrrrr

[pollyannaish]

LOL. That doesn't surprise me. We'll still have to agree to disagree.

If this administration didn't have the cover of those resolutions, we would be in worse shape PR wise, imo. Same holds true for Israel. Unfortunately the correct route is not always the direct route.