Nope. This is about the complete annihilation of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Posted on 07/15/2006 12:12:39 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat says Israel gave Syria 72 hours to stop Hizbullah’s activity, bring about release of kidnapped IDF troops. ‘Israel will not end military activity until new situation created that will prevent Syria, Iran from using terror organizations to threaten its security,’ newspaper quotes Pentagon official as saying Roee Nahmias
The London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Saturday that “Washington has information according to which Israel gave Damascus 72 hours to stop Hizbullah’s activity along the Lebanon-Israel border and bring about the release the two kidnapped IDF soldiers or it would launch an offensive with disastrous consequences.”
The report said “a senior Pentagon source warned that should the Arab world and international community fail in the efforts to convince
Syria to pressure Hizbullah into releasing the soldiers and halt the current escalation Israel may attack targets in the country.”
Al-Hayat quoted the source as saying that “the US cannot rule out the possibility of an Israeli strike in Syria,” this despite the fact that the Bush administration has asked Israel to “refrain from any military activity that may result in civilian casualties.”
'Hizbullah made the same mistake'
The report also mentioned that President George W. Bush has repeatedly put much of the blame for the recent escalation on Syria.
“It is no coincidence that the Hizbullah operation comes at a time when the international community is working to impose sanctions on Iran due to its nuclear program and settle the score with Syria by establishing an international court to try those behind the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri,” the Pentagon source said.
According to the source, Hizbullah made the same mistake as Hamas when it did not predict the ramifications of its actions and ignored the regional and international changes since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
The source said that Israel has indicated that it “will not end its military activity until a new situation is created that will prevent Syria and Iran from using terror organizations, such as Hamas and Hizbullah, to threaten its security.”
Well, I hope you are.
Thanks to Hezbollah's "open war", Iran and Syria now have their nuts in a vice. Iran bordered on 2 sides by US troop concentrations is squealing louder and louder. Assad talking a lot of crap but has nothing to back it up. Does anyone think Iran led by Ahmonajihad is going to be allowed to go nuclear? No way. Not if Israel and the US can do anything about it. The likelihood that our side is going to strike while the iron is hot keeps looking more and more probable.</p>
I wouldn't count on that.
For whatever its reasons, Iran has been trying to provoke an attack against itself for over six months now.
It seem the only thing they aren't willing to do is attack unilaterally.
The real target is southern lebannon to clear out Hezbollah, but all of the bakaa valley is a big target as well. It will be symbolic because even though its part of Lebannon, Syria refused to remove its thugs and military from the eastern part of the valley who still operate there. I don't think Israel will attempt a full campaign in Syria. But Israel will get close enough to make the Syrians their bitches in the end.
If Israel punches through there, which I suspect they are going to do so, Syria is going to have less to negotiate with, and when it comes to muslims, everything is about "negotiating". Its how they live their whole lives and culture. Everything is "let's make a deal" and who has leverage in the negotiations.
Boy, you are seriously optimistic!
I hope you're right, but I very much doubt it.
This is a demonstration that Israel is prepared to fight a two or three front war. They are serving notice to Hamas, Hizbulah and Syria
The Syrians are writing farewll letters to their kiesters as we speak.
Thats just been Iammadmanjihad shooting his mouth off. If there is one thing that matters above all things in these middle-eastern dictatorships, its maintaining their dictatorship, because there is always some group or mulitple groups waiting in the wings to take over.
The millionaire mullahs and clerics who are the current power in Iran, in the end, will not stick their necks out and risk a french style revolution in their country.
If Syria gets bitchslapped by Israel, their #1 priority will be protecting their control over Iran, not having Syrias back. Iran's army is utterly useless in design to attack Israel. Its, as with all the middle-east dictatorships, designed to protect the government and its rule, not project offensive force outside its borders.
Very true. Sadr has been shut down by the US military once, and many of the soldiers here would love to put one between his eyes. Sadr would be a fool to step up if Iran is attacked.
In my opinion, I believe Iran is talking crap now, but they won't step up if Syria is attacked. You had better believe America will be right there. Our troops are right next door and I am sure President Bush and the top brass would feel much better if the troops here are protected by their own. Iran would be folish to get involved though. We all know they love to talk, but the question is, are the really crazy enough to act? For some reason, I say they are not.
So many scenarios play through my mind, and every one of them leads to total destruction of Syria and Lebanon. Quite handily.
The US is alway ready for uprisings, and they will be put down like they always are. I don't like the idea of being 5 miles off of the Syrian border at this small place, but I hope the militias do come out. Our Marines want nothig more than open target practice on these cowards that refuse to fight them face to face. Win win situation my freidn. Your typical good vs. evil!
One possible scenario-terrorist cells in the US given the green light...?
I can't say I agree with you on Iran asking for an attack. Many dictators spout crap (Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il) but they know they will be crushed if we actualy did something. We don't attack anyone just for the sheer joy of doing it. Iran is a joke of a country, much like every other country in the ME (Israel not included).
They can talk all day and night, but after witnessing what happened in Iraq, I can't see them being stupid enough to get involved.
That one as well.
What these terrorists are faling to realize is that just because you can kill a couple thousand American civilians ( as awful as it is I know!) it doesn't cripple our governement or our military in any way. We hit tem back so much harder. It really makes no sense in my mind why they even bother. I know, we're talking about some pretty ignorant folks here!
But yes, I do believe they would be given the green light. But I also believe (I get criticized often for this!) that government in the states has been doing a great job preventing terrorist attacks.
Isreal is sending a message that this isn't 1967 anymore.
Over the past 30 years, Israel has built up a modern defensive and offensive military that is so far above anything Syria, Jordan, Egpyt, or Iran can throw at them, its not even something to argue about.
As if the middle-east didn't get a wake up call with how quickly the US took out Afganistan and Iraq. They were, along with the all the idiots in europe and the MSM in complete jaw dropping awe at how quickly the US took Baghdad.
Israel's army is smaller than the US, but has the same training, weapons technology, and experience to smash Lebannon, Syria, and even Iran if they wanted too.
I mean look at what has gone on in the war soo far. Hezbollah's main weapons consist of mainly rockets based on WW2 technology! They have no air force. No way of tracking where Israeli artillary fire is coming from. Their strategy is too every day blindly fire rockets into Israel hoping some of them actually land in a population center. I'm sure once the ground campaign starts, it will get more dirty, but in the end, Israel will still have such a huge advantage in firepower and technology, its going to be so loopsided, its going to be another huge embarrasment to the muslim world, and all they are going to have is more talk the talk, but no walk the walk.
If Chirac thinks this is a "Disproportionate" amount of force being used right now, that POS hasn't seen nothing yet. Israel is just in step one right now. THey are simply softening up the enemy ground installations and cutting off their supply and communication channels, before the real assault begins.
Nope. This is about the complete annihilation of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran may have no choice but to attack.
Syria and Lebanon are about to be cleared from our rear to deal in turn with Iran. It is a move long anticipated and almost certainly planned.
The strong move against Judenrein Gaza was bound to excite other extremists. The move into Lebanon in response is virtually a move on Syria. Israel cannot get to the Bekaa Valley without an exposed right flank. Syria cannot lose Saddam's WMD there. So Syria will have to attack. They must be goaded to move prematurely. Then the US will move to neutralize terrorist camps in eastern Syria while Israel goes to Damascus.
Then it is Iran's turn and they will be alone. We probably won't occupy the whole country, just the southern oil fields, while initiating an ongoing bombing campaign against nuclear facilities and supporting civilian infrastructure probably for many years.
You are correct. There is absolutely nothing Iran could do to help Syria militarily. Any Irani plane would be quickly shot out of the sky. Any missile launched would be answered with many more hitting Tehran. It looks like Iamanutjob and the Mullahs have miscalculated.
Radical Islam is crazy enough to do just about anything. That includes Ahmadinejad. I would not trust him with a nuke period. He feels he will be glorified by God if he gets rid of a shitload of infidels and if he dies doing it, that's even better!
These people have a cultic belief system that glorifies suicide and death as a vehicle to many accolades in the afterlife. It is illogical as far as we are concerned, but to them, it's perfectly logical to commit suicide and kill a huge group of innocent people in the process.
Keep in mind that the enemy has a belief system that is so off-the-wall that women with 4 or 5 little children are signing up to be suicide bombers. I don't put anything past them as they do not adhere to our type of "logic".
I agree, but don't be so sure they have no bullets. They picked this fight on purpose, and Saddam's nastier toys have never been found, but a lot of people think they are sitting in Syria
Exactly right. They have been attacking quite strongly via covert modis operandi. One of their drones, Hizbullha, killed hundreds of U.S. marines in Beirut. Thank you Israel.
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