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Assad: War likely after flotilla raid
jpost.com ^ | 6/17/10 | staff

Posted on 06/17/2010 9:24:39 AM PDT by Nachum

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Israel's attack on the Gaza aid flotilla has increased the chances of war in the Middle East, in a BBC interview on Wednesday.

Assad said that Syria was working to prevent a regional war but he added that there was no chance of a peace deal with the current Israeli administration, which he called a "pyromaniac government".

According to the Syrian president last month's Israeli commando assault on the Free Gaza flotilla in international waters had serious consequences. He noted that the attack on ships attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip killed nine Turkish activists.

Israel recently set up an inquiry into the raid after rejecting a UN proposal for an international investigation.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
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The Muslims finally think they have the military strength to attack the Jews. They've waited a long time (1967) and stored up a lot of missiles.

They know Obama won't help at all, so now is their time.

1 posted on 06/17/2010 9:24:40 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Assad said that Syria was working to prevent a regional war

Yeah, right. You're playing with fire your friggin' towel head.

2 posted on 06/17/2010 9:26:53 AM PDT by b4its2late (Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?)
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To: Nachum

More dead arabs. Imagine the smell.


3 posted on 06/17/2010 9:27:50 AM PDT by noblejones (Obama rules!)
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To: Nachum

It might be time to stock up on a few perishables I’ve been putting off...this one has the earmarks to grow big and nasty fast.


4 posted on 06/17/2010 9:27:53 AM PDT by highlander_UW (Education is too important to leave in the hands of the government.)
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To: Nachum
The Gaza situation has shown them that they have a perfect way to set off a confrontation and make it look totally like Israel's fault with the help of their enablers in the Western media.

5 posted on 06/17/2010 9:29:48 AM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: Nachum

The flotillas are an effort to establish casus belli. They are going to war. Syria has been arming her proxies with fresh missiles. The Turks are doing their dance trying to get up the nerve to get in on it.

They know they will never get a better chance than right now. In past wars the US has provided strategic depth to the Israelis, replacing their spent munitions and giving them diplomatic cover. This time, while pretending to be their friend, the US is going to sell them out.

The next middle east war is coming and our role will be to pretend to be on the right side of it while handing Israel over to her enemies.

If you’re a praying man, pray.


6 posted on 06/17/2010 9:30:16 AM PDT by marron
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Assad: War likely after flotilla raid

Then STFU and bring it, punka$$!!

7 posted on 06/17/2010 9:31:04 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: noblejones
More dead arabs. Imagine the smell.

No kidding. They smell bad enough alive!

8 posted on 06/17/2010 9:32:19 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: Nachum
Pyromaniacs?

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9 posted on 06/17/2010 9:35:03 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (These fragments I have shored against my ruins)
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To: Nachum
If the Muslims make such a wide war that Israel is forced to use the Samson option they can do the rest of the world the biggets favor by wasting every Moslem holy city and site within nuclear bomb range so the scourge of Muhammad is finally done in for good.

There will be a Jewish remnant abroad that can restart Israel in a few decades when the radiocativity dies down. Israel and Jerusalem are eternal. False prophets and those idiot enough to follow them, come and go.

10 posted on 06/17/2010 9:35:49 AM PDT by dennisw (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid - Gen Eisenhower)
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Yet another ‘test’ Barry will fail. Yet, the media weenies will line up obediently to carry the water. I think its good tho b/c now its clear who’s on what side. That’ll be good to reference later.


11 posted on 06/17/2010 9:47:22 AM PDT by 556x45
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To: Nachum

Israel’s ace in the hole is the large number of small neutron weapons it has.

They could be used to great effect to decimate personnel in a selectable radius. The detonation height above ground determines the kill radius of such weapons. The actual blast itself is typically less then a kiloton, this is not a very powerful blast just a few hundred yards out from the epicenter.

Just 20 tiny neutron devices are worth more than all the stockpiled weapons held by Iran and its proxies.

No residual radiation and no blast damage for biased MSM to show the world.

Make no mistake, Israel will use these weapons if attacked on a wide front that places the nation at great risk.


12 posted on 06/17/2010 9:55:14 AM PDT by Bobalu ( "Israel must be like a mad dog, too dangerous to bother." ..Moshe Dayan:)
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To: Bobalu

Your words are very reassuring.


13 posted on 06/17/2010 10:02:23 AM PDT by hennie pennie
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To: Nachum

“...has increased the chances of war in the Middle East...”

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Israel may have to crank up their doomsday machine. I don’t think that the country is ready to be driven into the sea to drown. My money is NOT on Islam.


14 posted on 06/17/2010 10:16:07 AM PDT by 353FMG (ISLAM - America's guaranteed road to destruction.)
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To: Nachum

Syria’s giving up the Palestinian territories they seized?


15 posted on 06/17/2010 10:20:27 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: b4its2late
They've waited a long time (1967) and stored up a lot of missiles.

Well there was 1973 and 1980. But it has been a long time. The current generation of jihadis, (under 30) were born after the last full up conflict with Israel. They only know the propaganda, not the brutal reality. They will make their attempt soon and gain their own fist hand experience.

If there is a war between Israel and Iran or the Turks then Syria is going to learn what it feels like to be a butterfly caught between a crashing pair of cement mixers. Life will get loud, exciting, and very short.
16 posted on 06/17/2010 10:24:23 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: Nachum

I pray the IDF can generate lots of secondary explosives in Arab storage areas. May they intercept the rest.


17 posted on 06/17/2010 10:24:56 AM PDT by mcshot (The compounding nightmare is never-ending and growing.)
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To: sonofstrangelove; jhpigott; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; JoeProBono; MestaMachine

*ping*


18 posted on 06/17/2010 10:26:12 AM PDT by hennie pennie
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To: Nachum
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Israel's attack on the Gaza aid flotilla has increased the chances of war in the Middle East

Total BS Bashar!

The chance of war in the Middle East prior to the arms smuggling flotilla was 100%.
The chance of war after the arms smuggling flotilla is 100%.

That's not an increase.

19 posted on 06/17/2010 10:28:03 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: Nachum

With Turkey on their side now - they do....


20 posted on 06/17/2010 10:30:38 AM PDT by traumer
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