Comments on: The Situation in Gaza, and the Course the U.S. Should Take

By: OccamsRazor

OccamsRazor — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:04:19 +0000

where EVERYbody serves two years mandatory service, the move has already been telegraphed. What frightens me personally, is that, Israel is showing signs of conventional warfare exhaustion.

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:36:42 +0000

Israel better get it while the getting is good. 10 more days.

By: izoneguy

izoneguy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:57:27 +0000

The One will speak on Jan 20th against Israel is my prediction.
Israel should blow off the One.

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:27:10 +0000

Well, first, just freaking BRING CONDI HOME. Don’t even bother negatiating. F the UN, F the EU.

If anybody breaches the northern Israel border, the US jets should carpet bomb Damascus (along with shredding those troops and tanks that do cross over, of course).

Beyond that, provide close air support, in coordination with the IAF, for everything the Israeli troops are doing.

It’s beyond the scope of the question, Jeff, but I think that Israel should consume Gaza and push every living human being across the border into Eqypt. If Eqypt will not open the gate, just cut the fence and push them through. The Israel should return the people who had to vacate Gaza in 2005 and repopulate it.

By: Aaron Gardner

Aaron Gardner — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:16:18 +0000

By: GordonTaylor

GordonTaylor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:44:41 +0000

I have been telling anyone who will listen for almost two years now, this is a prelude to something bigger, all backed by Iran.

Hamas will start it, like they have now, Hezbollah will attack from the north (as they have begun to do today) and everyone thinks that will be it.

However, the intelligence community has a different take:

Syria will join in if Israel keeps fighting, freeing Hezbollah to push through the West Bank and into Gaza, while Hamas breaks for Cairo and attempts to take control there (Hamas has NO love for Egypt). Then, if Israel falls (a very big if), they will push all the way to the Atlantic (aided by Libya) and control all of north Africa.

A huge chunk to bite off, but very plausible, none the less.

By: $peciallist

$peciallist — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:03:52 +0000

I listened to HH's interview with GG of Salon.com... Glenn Greenwald is a pinhead...

By: Cheetah772

Cheetah772 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:07:17 +0000

As it demonstrates Hamas is willing to go to any length to get what it wants. Thus, no peace is possible with Hamas…ever. If it were a case of a few export rockets and no home-made rockets, then certainly it is possible to say that the civilian populace inside Gaza is held hostage by Hamas. But it’s a case of many home-made in addition to export rockets, which demonstrates in strongest terms that the civilian populace in most instances is largely supportive of Hamas, and should be treated minimially as hostile non-combatants. Sad, but it is the truth, isn’t it?