August 12, 2006
Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
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Several noted pundits have compared these times to 1938, or 1939.
Well, it just got pushed up to 1940, and the analogy is Dunkirk.
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And State are rubbing their hands with glee....
Posted by: Keith at August 12, 2006 01:18 AM (KBTvN)
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Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
this reminds me of all the times i've fallen asleep watching a movie and waking up tring to figure out what the hell is happening because I missed so much of the plot line.
the best part is when I ask her what happned she tells me to shut up.
:-)
/lets kill kofi
this reminds me of all the times i've fallen asleep watching a movie and waking up tring to figure out what the hell is happening because I missed so much of the plot line.
the best part is when I ask her what happned she tells me to shut up.
:-)
/lets kill kofi
Posted by: Rubin at August 12, 2006 01:36 AM (A5l/D)
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We knew what to expect from the UN, but Condi comes out of this looking like a complete idiot. Very disappointing.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 12, 2006 03:11 AM (dluiY)
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so....basically there's gonna be 15,000 UNdies not doing what the 5,000 UNdies weren't doing at the start of this whole thing?
Posted by: Ranba Ral at August 12, 2006 09:07 AM (444mS)
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I've always wondered whether Bush et al are the stupidest idiots or the smartest geniuses, because their actions and policies are beyond comprehension, but here's a possible scenario: Nobody has any illusions as to the futility of going the UN peacekeeping route, or about the fact that the UN is not only useless to the cause of world peace, but that it is actually detrimental. With that in mind, this latest folly may be designed specifically for the purpose of illustrating that point. Everyone knows that UN peacekeepers not only will not use force to stop terrorism, but they will actually stand by and watch impartially as terrorists fire rockets into Israel, and may even aid the terrorists by various means as they have in other places, thus demonstrating the uselessness of the UN in the glare of the spotlight of islamic terrorism.
Or maybe Bush et al really are a bunch of idiots. I guess we'll see.
Or maybe Bush et al really are a bunch of idiots. I guess we'll see.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 12, 2006 09:18 AM (v3I+x)
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Guys, it takes two to tango. I doubt very much Israel is obligated to anything Hezbollah doesn't actually do. Given that Hezbollah will not accept this agreement, or if they do, they will not honor it, this is just one of those distinction-drawing actions that Bush loves so much.
It lets him look like he's pursuing peace, and forces Hezb and their puppeteers into a tight corner.
Meanwhile, Israel presses on until they hear from Hezbollah, uh, I mean Lebanon.
It lets him look like he's pursuing peace, and forces Hezb and their puppeteers into a tight corner.
Meanwhile, Israel presses on until they hear from Hezbollah, uh, I mean Lebanon.
Posted by: Allan at August 12, 2006 09:35 AM (39+B+)
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Allan, Hezbollah is not a party to, and thus is not bound by, any agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The fact that the UNSC won't even mention Hezbollah speaks volumes. The UN is the world's primary terrorist front organization.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 12, 2006 10:03 AM (v3I+x)
Posted by: Good Lt at August 12, 2006 10:21 AM (jWYAe)
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As usual, Maxie makes the valid points, namely that Hizb'Allah is not even mentioned, yet we know it to be the perpetuator of the conflict. The government of Lebanon is nothing, it doesn't even hold sway over most of its own territory. And the UN is worse than useless, as it supports these Islamic terrorists, and I believe that support is based on the premise that the West must be destroyed.
Posted by: jesusland joe at August 12, 2006 10:33 AM (rUyw4)
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I think that we shouldn't rush to judgment here.
We all know that Israel and Hezbollah was just the war on the surface, and that the real player here was Iran. We also know that Iran used its proxy Hezbollah as a gambit to distract the world and especially the UN Secuity Council from focusing on its nuclear program. While the fighting has gone on, Iran pretty much succeeded in at least distracting the Security Council.
I suspect that our country and Israel agreed to this latest truce in order to set in motion their plan to take this conflict with Hezbollah off of the Security Council's plate. That way, the greater threat, i.e. Iran, can be dealt with without distractions. Especially with August 22 only ten days away.
Here's why that date is important:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/012399.php
We all know that Israel and Hezbollah was just the war on the surface, and that the real player here was Iran. We also know that Iran used its proxy Hezbollah as a gambit to distract the world and especially the UN Secuity Council from focusing on its nuclear program. While the fighting has gone on, Iran pretty much succeeded in at least distracting the Security Council.
I suspect that our country and Israel agreed to this latest truce in order to set in motion their plan to take this conflict with Hezbollah off of the Security Council's plate. That way, the greater threat, i.e. Iran, can be dealt with without distractions. Especially with August 22 only ten days away.
Here's why that date is important:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/012399.php
Posted by: Northern Cross at August 12, 2006 10:53 AM (7vz05)
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NC,
I hope to God that you're right.
But then again, why on earth do the democracies of the world even bother with the UN anymore at all?
I hope to God that you're right.
But then again, why on earth do the democracies of the world even bother with the UN anymore at all?
Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at August 12, 2006 11:14 AM (Bp6wV)
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Good point NC, but the best way to deal with the situation is to quit pussyfooting around and start an air and sea blockade on Iran while invading Syria in a pincer movement from the sea and Iraq. Once Syria is crushed, we could then invade Iran. Once the mullah's are destabilized, the Iranian people, who are as sick of the mullahs as we are, and who are ready for freedom, could be left to clean up.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at August 12, 2006 11:57 AM (v3I+x)
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And what about Assad and Madmanadinajerk.......? Condi should redsign and go back to her musical hobbies. Bush, wake up! Israel, wake up! We lost this one, thanks to you guys.
Posted by: n.a. palm at August 12, 2006 12:59 PM (JOsBs)
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