Posted on 08/03/2006 6:51:00 AM PDT by aculeus
August 3, 2006 -- THANK God. Israel's fighting. Really fighting. At last. Now the crucial thing is not to stop. Hezbollah must be left in desolation, its terrorists slain and its dreams of glory smashed. [snip]
Even the finest, most-determined military efforts won't eliminate Hezbollah entirely. But uncompromising ferocity on the part of the Israeli Defense Forces can weaken, humble and humiliate the terrorist leadership. My best advice to Israel: Everybody just shut up. Fight. Win the damned war. Then talk.
Israel's public pronouncements over the past three weeks have done the country nothing but harm, playing into Hezbollah's hands. Don't claim you've knocked out 40 percent of the enemy's capabilities when you don't have a clue. And don't brag that you'll "eliminate" Hezbollah. You won't (although you can cripple the organization, and that objective is well worthwhile).
And don't belittle the enemy's capabilities - whenever you do, you set yourself up for a fall. Respect the enemy. And kill him every time you have the chance.
Don't let anyone, not even the United States, push you into accepting arbitrary deadlines. You have nothing to lose by fighting to win and everything to gain.
To date, Hezbollah has been allowed to portray itself as the only Arab force that fought the IDF to a standstill. That image must be shattered. No matter what it costs. And Israel's on course to do what must be done.
But Israel's leaders must not waver. That goes for our leadership, too.
Let Syria rant. Let Iran threaten. Let Hezbollah rave. Israel should speak with battlefield results. As the IDF has now begun to do.
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Right on the money. Go Israel !!!
Spot on! Get to it! Do not look back until the job is fully done.
Israeli Defense Forces can weaken, humble and humiliate the terrorist leadership.
Ralphie is hit and miss. Glad he approves, but the guy is schizo.
That goes for you triple! Don't spout off your yap with the utmost athority in column after column when you don't have any freaking clue what's really happening on the ground.
That goes for you triple! Don't spout off your yap with the utmost athority in column after column when you don't have any freaking clue what's really happening on the ground.
bttt
Knock them on their backs and cut their throats while they are down.
Israel shouldn't be belittling the Hezzy's capabilities. They should be belittling the leadership. Calling them cowards and women.
Emasculate the leadership and kill the terrorists.
You are exactly right because these terrorists, all terrorists, are truely cowards and deserve to be snuffed out.
Israel.....ignore the "international community,UN,EU"
...and if the US gives in, ignore them too.
Defend your country.
Finish strong.
Yup!
And if (no, as) Lebanon's infrastructure suffers damage, remember that's the price of starting a war. Yes, the Lebanese government, part of which is terrorist (Hezbollah) started this war. Israel will finish it.
If civilian casualties appear to mount, look for Hezzywoods film directing.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
The fact that Syria and Iran are not willing to formally enter the war is a win for the good guys too. Could it be because they know that would bring the Great Satan into the war?
We are in a position of power precisely BECAUSE we were willing to stand and die in Iraq. Here we have a benefit of the Iraq War we didn't count on. Thank God for George Bush.
As long as there is one left standing, he will declare a great victory against the evil Israelis.
I don't think you get the virgins if you die from septicemia caused by bacteria from the inside of that little girl's body being introduced into your system when the bullet goes through her and into you.
You just get to go to hell for causing the death of a little muslim girl by your own cowardice. Chew on that for awhile...
I'll bump to that.
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