The Israeli's just launched an airstrike on the Palestinian foreign ministry, following their strike on Lebanon after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers.  Israel has called up the military reserves.

Lebanon and Israel are both referring to one another's actions as "acts of war."  The Palestinians and their Arab backers are on two sides of Israel, with Hezbollah and their Lebanese and Iranian supporters on another.

This could get messy really, really fast.



-b0b
(...get some!)

The headline news said something about troops being called to Syria but I wasn't paying enough attention to hear who's troops those were.  Honestly, I hope Isreal gets it's ass kicked.  If this many countries are against them, there must be a legitimate reason.

Another option would be to wipe out the entire middle east and then divide it among all countries left standing to make them happy and not attack us for being meanies. 

I haven't heard of Hezbollah in the past.  If anyone knows about them could you give me a quick background of this group?

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/738315.html




Iran warns of 'fierce response' should Israel strike at Syria


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my friends and i were just having this discussion this evening.


and when my friends Nassau and Paige (both victims of hippie parents) were yelling about it (and agreeing)--- I just decided I'm sick of the middle-east and their drama. America should just stay out of it---let them fight for long periods of time and then when all sides are weakened---go in, take over and have one sweet ass vacation colony.



no?



Cait
    (....super tired---was forced to watch the first part of "10th Kingdom")

Theyve gotten 140 billion from the US since its formationi n 47. And thats reported. So who knows. I saw a similiar interview on CNN. First he interviewed the Israeli ambassador to the US, and he was ever so polite. Then he interviewed the Syrian Ambassador and the interviewer was cutting him off, and putting words in his mouth. It was so nuts. I can only imagine how badly foxnews was spinning it.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19806745-1702,00.html


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Again the US shows its true colors. Whenever there are civil rights violations or violence, the US is quick to condemn.  You bring in Israel, and the US suddenly vetos any resolution that would ever convict Israel.  They shouldnt be immune. If they are going to wage war, they should be held accountable. They arent even talking about the kidnapped soldiers anymore, Israeli officials are saying they wont stop until Hizbullah is disarmed. And I dont think they are just gonna stop with Lebanon.

Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, as is Hamas.  They're responsible for the deaths of countless foreigners, including peace-time soldier assasinations (Col. Will Higgins and Bill Buckley come to mind), diplomat killings (journalists Terry Anderson and John McCarthy), religious envoys (Terry Waite and Brian Keenan), and others.

Have you forgotten about the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut?  It killed 63.  How about the truck bombing later that same year that killed 241 sleeping marines?  The next year, they bombed the new US embassy and killed 22.  How about the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847?  How about the Israeli embassy attack in Argentina in '90?  Shall I keep going, or have I made my point?

The US has not and should not stand up for a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.  I don't care how much "good" they've done in their own communities, and I don't care if they call themselves a "political party."  They are cold blooded murderers and Israel has every right to wipe them off the face of the planet.  Personally, I'm glad the United States is backing Israel in destroying Hezbollah.  They're nothing more than a pathetic façade for a group of militant murderers.

-b0b
(...seems to be the lone man out on this one.)