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To: SolidWood
Insults are for those lacking arguments. I give a lot of "hoot" about Israel. Apparently more than you.

Delusional, foolish and it total denial of reality. Hezbullah with Syrian backing has achieved a landmark political victory in Lebanon. Syria refused to cancel support of Hezbullah and other terrorist groups. Israel gains ZERO.

There is no "peace with Syria". Syria itself is militarily irrelevant. Their support of terrorists across the region is the issue. Israel gains nothing from forfeiting the Golan Heights. Syria get's rewarded for being a terrorist bully. Syria just a few days ago refused to cancel ties with Iran and Hezbullah.

Thanks to Olmert's incompetence and staunch Syrian-Iranian backing Hezbullah is more powerful than ever. They have gained veto right in Lebanon. Yeah... wither on the vine...

The case I just made was entirely secular and based on military/strategical considerations. My religion doesn't cloud anything. It just makes the matter an issue of an higher priority.

Uuuum... you realize that the peace deal is in the *future* right? You're getting your tenses confused. As for Syria refusing to forfeit their support for Hizbollah, just wait a little while, it's one of Syria's few bargaining chips, they'll hold on to it for a while, get a few concessions and the cut them loose. Just watch. Your fundamentalism is stunting your knowledge of realpolitik.
16 posted on 05/26/2008 5:47:50 AM PDT by ketsu
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To: ketsu
Uuuum... you realize that the peace deal is in the *future* right?

You are talking about a hypothetical fantastic "peace deal". There will be no "peace deal" in the future. Not on Assad's or ilk terms. The tense I use is correct, because it relates to actual events. The right way to deal with Syria was shown in last autumn when the Syrian nuke facility was bombed to rubble. The Syrians were meek. Israel should seize on that and ultimately have real peace on their terms.

As for Syria refusing to forfeit their support for Hizbollah, just wait a little while, it's one of Syria's few bargaining chips, they'll hold on to it for a while, get a few concessions and the cut them loose. Just watch.

Don't hold your breath. Only if something decisive happens in regard to Hezbullah or Iran, Syria will be seperated fromt them. At the very least Syria has to realize that their current alliances are not worth an confrontation with Israel/USA. This won't happen if they get catered to by Olmert and Pelosi.

Your fundamentalism is stunting your knowledge of realpolitik.

Realpolitik, if meaning diplomacy without force and will to get rough, is dangerously close to naivete.

20 posted on 05/26/2008 5:59:29 AM PDT by SolidWood (Refusal to vote for McCain is active support of Obama. Period.)
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