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2006-05-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Surprise awaits Israel -- Al-Quds brigades
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Posted by Fred 2006-05-19 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 These guys are pathetic. They launch oversized skyrockets and then whine when a real military force responds with real weapons. The surprise awaiting Israel is the pleasure of a target-rich environment.
Posted by RWV 2006-05-19 00:12||   2006-05-19 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Not if the IDF choose again to strike at an *empty* soccer field used for sending qassams as symbolical retaliation, or bomb a few *empty* rockets factories (which function thanks to electricity graciously provided by Israel anyway).
What's the use of having overhelming superiority, if you don't use it decisively?
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-19 04:02||   2006-05-19 04:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Shut off the water.
Posted by SPoD 2006-05-19 05:34|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]  2006-05-19 05:34|| Front Page Top

#4 obviously conventional superiority is of limited (though not zero) usefulness in a counterinsurgency, even more so in a complicated political game like the territories.

But why whine about it? The jokers from the terr groups launch missiles that miss, Islamic Jihad is being steadily ground to nothing, the seperation barrier is on its way to completion, the Israeli economy is growing (a huge investment from Warren Buffett the other day, investments from Intel, etc) Hamas and Fatah have their hands around each others throats, Jordan is cooperating against Hamas - why endanger this by getting too heavy handed? What significant thing would be achieved by an electricity cutoff, or a water cutoff, that isnt already being achieved?
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-05-19 09:37||   2006-05-19 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Well-thought, and level-headed, as always.
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-19 09:44||   2006-05-19 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 What it would achieve is to make it clear to the Pals that they are truely a defeated people and exist only at the whim of the state of Israel.
They NEED an electric shock to their brains to make this clear to them.
Posted by 3dc 2006-05-19 12:21||   2006-05-19 12:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, and if it isn't clear - why they die of thirst. GAME OVER!
Posted by 3dc 2006-05-19 12:21||   2006-05-19 12:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Surprise awaits Israel -- Al-Quds brigades

What? Are they actually going to hit something they aim at?
Posted by tu3031 2006-05-19 12:46||   2006-05-19 12:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Israel will not commit genocide. It wont cause Jews dont do that, and cause it would be suicidal. Enough, drop it.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-05-19 13:18||   2006-05-19 13:18|| Front Page Top

#10 It's just that from an American point of view, I think an overwhelming retaliation by Israel would be enormously gratifying LiberalHawk. Especially to some of the older RBurgers that can remember some of the shitty things the paleos have done over the years.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-05-19 13:51||   2006-05-19 13:51|| Front Page Top

#11 What? Are they actually going to hit something they aim at?

Maybe something nasty from their Iranian and/or Syrian friends, something chemical or a dirty bomb ....
Posted by lotp 2006-05-19 17:04||   2006-05-19 17:04|| Front Page Top

#12 If they got a hold of one of them, I'd be more worried if I was Palestinian then an Israeli.
"Hey, what does this do, Achmed?"
Gaza Depopulated. Film at eleven...
Posted by tu3031 2006-05-19 17:23||   2006-05-19 17:23|| Front Page Top

#13 LH - voice of maturity until they actually hit something with a bad weapon. F*ck em - rapid and sweeping anti-battery fire. Explain here's how it's going to be and Paleos that love their homes will stop them or suffer th econsequences. Since everyone is armed, shouldn't be an issue
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-05-19 17:49||   2006-05-19 17:49|| Front Page Top

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