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August 12, 2006

Euphemism of the Day : "An Imperfect Deal"

Even the AP admits this imposed "cease fire" deal is a crock:

For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect. A U.N. force deploying in south Lebanon as part of the truce will have trouble keeping Hezbollah at bay for long or prevent the Iranian-supplied guerrillas from rearming, critics said, pointing to past failures of international peacekeepers.
The U.N. terms will buy temporary calm, but make the next war between Israel and Tehran's proxy army inevitable, former Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and some military analysts warned.
"It begs the question, `What was it all for?'" Shalom said, reflecting a growing chorus of criticism. . . .
Defense analysts warned more fighting was likely in the future.
Iran can easily reactivate Hezbollah for its own political needs, particularly if it were to be attacked by the West over its nuclear weapons ambitions, Israeli counterterrorism expert Boaz Ganor said.
Shalom, of the right-wing Likud Party, agreed that another war is inevitable. "This was just the preview for the main movie," he said of the conflict that began July 12 when Hezbollah crossed the border and captured two Israeli soldiers.
"They (Hezbollah) will now rebuild themselves. We could then see long-range missiles, perhaps with non-conventional warheads," warned Shalom.

Replace the word "could" with "will", and I'm right there with ya, buddy...

Posted by: Ragnar at 05:02 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 I wonder what will happen to those kidnapped soldiers.

Posted by: Jersey Dave at August 12, 2006 05:48 PM (rdLTC)

2 My thoughts exactly.

Posted by: Vinnie - Editor In Chief at August 12, 2006 06:07 PM (/qy9A)

3 Yeah and I am right there under them on the rockets' bull's eye

Olmert obviously forgot that he leads a party called Kadima (forward) and pulled a "squirrel in the street" on us. Better than a "deer in the headlights" but not by much.

Posted by: Yaeli at August 12, 2006 06:13 PM (iHLqc)

4 I think Israel has captured enough Hezzies to trade for their soldiers, if they're still alive, this is. This just sucks.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 12, 2006 06:21 PM (v3I+x)

5 Is this just me, or does it feel like the Nazis just marched into the Sudetenland after taking over Austria? 1938?

Posted by: jesusland joe at August 12, 2006 06:41 PM (rUyw4)

6 No, JJ, it's not just you; and Condi comes back waving a piece of paper, telling us we can have peace in our time.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 12, 2006 08:27 PM (v3I+x)

7 Why is Olmert singing Falsetto?
Ms. Condi castrated him in one short phone call the moment he showed any resistance to the US-French-Chameleon propsal!

Posted by: sue at August 13, 2006 04:12 AM (cxJYd)

8 Maybe, I hope, Condi is setting the liberal Israeli government up for a fall, so that hardliners can get reelected. Remember that Israel is a parliamentary democracy, and can have elections at any time. Olmert is a milquetoast liberal, and has botched this war from the start, as liberals always do. The time is right for an Israeli firebrand conservative to be PM, so the conservatives might sweep any upcoming elections, since even the most liberal of Israelis now must admit that there is no chance for peace without victory.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 13, 2006 10:28 AM (v3I+x)

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