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1 posted on 08/14/2006 12:52:24 PM PDT by jmc1969
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Bibi's opening is now.


2 posted on 08/14/2006 12:53:51 PM PDT by Uncledave
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I don't want to say that the IDF failed but rather hope that the IDF is not finished!


4 posted on 08/14/2006 12:54:18 PM PDT by avacado
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The job is half done, anyone can see that. And the jihadists will take that as a great victory if things stop now.


5 posted on 08/14/2006 12:54:20 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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Overall, 60 percent of those who voted for Kadima and Labor said they would not vote for them

Its over for Olmert...

6 posted on 08/14/2006 12:54:52 PM PDT by Dog
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IMHO, it was their politicians who failed...by not letting the IDF do the job the way it must be done.

But it is not over.

This cease fire is not an end or stop. Hezbollah has not disarmed or given up the hostages they took. They have not been pacified. They have been bloodied but will view the cease-fire as a victory of sorts, and will tout it as such and attract more fools to theior cause so that a repeat will be forthcoming, probably in the not too distant future.

Hopefully then, the IDF will be allowed to conduct complete warfare, with extreme prejudice, against these terrorists and anyone who supports, harbors or abetts them. That is what it is going to take.

8 posted on 08/14/2006 12:56:25 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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How do they know, it is not over? There are 30,000 idf soldiers in Lebanon waiting for Hezbullah to break the cease fire (which they will).
11 posted on 08/14/2006 12:56:41 PM PDT by msnimje ("Beware the F/A - 22 Raptor with open doors" -- Unknown US NAVY Raptor Pilot)
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If that was failure it was because of the infection the generals suffered called: "The Wesley Clark/Bill Clinton" bomb our way out of trouble syndrome......With apologies to the FORMER Chinese Embassy....


13 posted on 08/14/2006 12:57:43 PM PDT by litehaus
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The IDF did not fail. It was the way the pathetic politicians used them that caused failure. Shame on those who think that their soldiers failed them.
14 posted on 08/14/2006 12:58:09 PM PDT by CremeSaver (Prayers for our Israeli friends. They're going to need them, as will we.)
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Note to Israel: The IDF didn't fail. Your politicians and the people who voted them into office did.


15 posted on 08/14/2006 12:59:47 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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IDF did not fail. How could they fail when they were not allowed to do the job.


16 posted on 08/14/2006 12:59:53 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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Total victory is the only option.


27 posted on 08/14/2006 1:05:28 PM PDT by mosquewatch.com ("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
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A Globes-Smith survey published on Monday showed that the majority of Israelis (52 percent) believe the IDF was unsuccessful in its Lebanon offensive

Boy, the media just can't wait to pat the terrorists on the back.

28 posted on 08/14/2006 1:05:39 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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Israel did act; and any outlaw regime or terrorist groups that puts Israel or the civilized world in danger must be confronted and Israel did that.
33 posted on 08/14/2006 1:12:32 PM PDT by FreeRep
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The IDF had four whole weeks to erase Hezbollah! There aren't any terrorists left in Iraq after only a few years of fighting, are there?

Most civilians nowadays expect wars to be done within the timeframe of a television miniseries. They're spoiled rotten!


35 posted on 08/14/2006 1:13:40 PM PDT by familyop ("Either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists." --pre-Road-Map President Bush)
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The IDF did not fail. The military did exactly what they were ordered to do.
36 posted on 08/14/2006 1:14:28 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Lt. Bruce C. Fryar USN 01-02-70 Laos)
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the majority of Israelis (52 percent) believe the IDF was unsuccessful in its Lebanon offensive

Those 52% need to remember EXACTLY who is in charge of the military. Olmert is responsible.

48 posted on 08/14/2006 1:34:12 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Islam is a subsingularity memetic perversion : (http://www.orionsarm.com/topics/perversities.html))
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The IDF did not fail; the gutless, weasel politicians (UN, US, and Israeli) failed.


49 posted on 08/14/2006 1:41:07 PM PDT by GadareneDemoniac
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Why is it that when ever the politicians interfere and mess up, the troops get the blame?


50 posted on 08/14/2006 1:41:23 PM PDT by thiscouldbemoreconfusing
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Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1683562/posts


52 posted on 08/14/2006 1:51:51 PM PDT by familyop ("Either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists." --pre-Road-Map President Bush)
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A Globes-Smith survey published on Monday showed that the majority of Israelis (52 percent) believe the IDF was unsuccessful in its Lebanon offensive, as opposed to 44 percent who believe the army did well.

That is because they fought a PC war with military targets instead of the kind of war you really win. (nation versus nation)

58 posted on 08/15/2006 12:33:51 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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