War in The Middle East

[skhara]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfrYZBjw3Q&eurl=

[Armenian]

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TODAYS EVENTS

Twenty-four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and another 11 seriously wounded in heavy clashes Saturday with Hezbollah forces in south Lebanon, after Israel dramatically expanded its ground operation in the area. Five air crewmen were believed to be dead after an Israel Air Force helicopter was shot down by Hezbollah fire late Saturday, the IDF said. Hezbollah claimed the helicopter was struck by an anti-tank missile. IDF sources confirmed a helicopter had gone down and that the five crewmen were missing.

Another good day for Allah

And take a look at this statement by the Israeli defense chief:

Defense Minister Peretz: Israel won and achieved the goals that were set (Army Radio)

Oh, really

[skhara]

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Well Hezbollah is doing damage with anti-tank weapons. I think they really need some AA weapons.

[D3ADSY]

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I have a few questions, I welcome any and all replies:

If Ariel Sharon was still healthy, would the Israeli response on the 12th of July been any different?

If there was still a Syrian presence in Lebanon, would the Israeli response have been different?

What do you think the wider goal of this whole operation was/is?

[Davo88]

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Some people say that Israel wanted to steal the water from the Litani river. Others say that it was to secure an underwater pipeline that goes from Ceyhan to Israel via Lebanese and/or Syrian waters.

[Armenian]

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Some people say that Israel wanted to steal the water from the Litani river. Others say that it was to secure an underwater pipeline that goes from Ceyhan to Israel via Lebanese and/or Syrian waters.

Secure Israels norther border, capitol and nuclear sites from Hizbollah missile strikes.

Eliminate Israels strongest and most dangerous enemy in the region.

Push Syria and Iran out of Lebanon.

Put in Lebanon a pro-Joo, pro-American government.

These were the main objectives of the current war. The captured IDF troops were just the excuse they needed. Nonetheless, this was a political and military disaster for Tel Aviv, they did not expect it to turn out this way, they will be feeling its after effects for a long time. If Sharon was in power I dont see what else he could have done to make it turn out any better, he probably would have made the sitation worst. This operation was a no win situation for Tel Aviv from the begining.

Syria was never a battlefield factor because Tel Aviv and Damascus had made a deal from the begining that they would not directly engage in open hostility.

[Anonymouse]

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The lesson learned for politicians should be that planning and plans can always backfire and reality is subject to unintended consequences.

[Artsakh]

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can someone tell if the allegations of the Israeli side that they killed Iranian secret agents in Lebonon were true? Even the US media did not dare to say its true.

[skhara]

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Check out the video:

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Special Force (by Hezbollah)

(Posted by: Admin on Sep 15, 2003)
Type: Political and Social
"Special Force" by Hezbollah

From the New York Times: "Video Game Mounts Simulated Attacks Against Israeli Targets" By DANIEL J. WAKIN

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 17 — The introduction is an exploding Israeli tank. A row of burning Israeli flags marks time while the computer loads a "training session" in which shooting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's electronic forehead on a target is worth 10 points.

"Victory comes from no one but Allah," exhorts the screen before the mission begins.

The hottest video game for the teenagers of Beirut's southern Shiite neighborhoods is "Special Force," a creation of Hezbollah, the strongly anti-Israel militant organization that is on the United States' terror list.

"Special Force," with its simulated attacks on the Israeli military, was released in February, quickly took off and is to be followed later this month by a more sophisticated version that can link multiple players on a network."

http://www.socialimpactgames.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=126

[Yedtarts]

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I have a few questions, I welcome any and all replies;
If Ariel Sharon was still healthy, would the Israeli response on the 12th of July been any different?

I think this war was planed long time ago in Sharon’s days, so I don’t think it would’ve made any deference, the only thing, maybe he would’ve killed more Lebanese civilians if he was the conductor of this war.

If there was still a Syrian presence in Lebanon, would the Israeli response have been different?

If there was Syrian presence in Lebanon, I would say Hezbolla would’ve lost this war, because they would be taking the orders directly from Syria and since Syrians are cowards, being afraid that Israel might retaliate on Syrian cities, they would’ve ordered Hezbolla to surrender.,

What do you think the wider goal of this whole operation was/is?

To install a pro Zionist government in Lebanon, that way they would’ve achieved one more step to their larger goals to that region. One of them is the domination of that region and the other is the oil pipe-line that will go from Turkey to Israel passing underneath the Lebanese territorial sea lines.