[MinorityRepublican]

A real possibility that Israel is calling up all her reserves not for operations in Lebanon but in Syria.

[tlb]

"Pedakaris alive or Rasuli dead"

There's a lot to be said for the direct approach.

[SunkenCiv]

I plan no more pings. But this topic is very interesting.

Here's a ping within the ping, a good idea from BurbankKarl:

7/15: Middle East Live Thread
7/15/06 | me
Posted on 07/14/2006 9:08:50 PM EDT by BurbankKarl
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666027/posts

[Defiant]

The source said that Israel has indicated that it “will not end its military activity until a new situation is created that will prevent Syria and Iran from using terror organizations, such as Hamas and Hizbullah, to threaten its security.”

Don't forget Sadr's militia when listing Iran's terror groups.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Israel bitchslaps Assad again.

[Fish_Keeper]

Thanks to Hezbollah's "open war", Iran and Syria now have their nuts in a vice. Iran bordered on 2 sides by US troop concentrations is squealing louder and louder. Assad talking a lot of crap but has nothing to back it up. Does anyone think Iran led by Ahmonajihad is going to be allowed to go nuclear? No way. Not if Israel and the US can do anything about it. The likelihood that our side is going to strike while the iron is hot keeps looking more and more probable.</p>

[dennisw]

This is a demonstration that Israel is prepared to fight a two or three front war. They are serving notice to Hamas, Hizbulah and Syria

[WestVirginiaRebel]

The Syrians are writing farewll letters to their kiesters as we speak.

[guitfiddlist]

Iran has been just about standing on its head trying to get the US to attack it - so it can "dive" like a World Cup soccer wimp in front of the world's Islamic populations - whining for them to go postal against the West. This is the true goal of Ahmanutjob - world chaos and jihad to bring about the return of the Mahdi. However, in order to incite the masses of Muslim slackjaws - it cannot attack unilaterally - it must feign the victim to play to the victim mindset of the Muslim masses.

In that light I find the predictions of a certain online mystical prognosticator increasingly more poignant. This Dutch guy survived the WTC collapse and then began having visions. Since then, he's predicted the demise of Sharon, the rise of Merkel, the rise of Ahm-a-nutjob, the riots in France - and even the colors of the World Cup finalists (orange and yellow - which he cheekily told everybody would be clear at the very end. The VESTS of the opponents were orange and yellow at the Penalty Kick stage).

Anyway - this is what he predicted over a year ago - before any of the events happening today were foreseeable in such detail. All of his predictions are time stamped - and have been followed by mucho online readers - so they have not been retroactively corrected or generated.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/bbs/message.php?page=1&messageid=108334&showdate=7/15/06&mpage=1

(Predicted May-July 2005)

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"Tensions will heat up between Syria and the USA the coming time.It will come to an American Invasion in Syria.
For a long time there was no seen any fire in Israel.This soon will end.

.....The war will last. From there the American boy,will cross the border to Syria. They will be attacked in the back from Iran. The other Great War then will start ,and go over the planet. It will reach Europe and USA.

...About his sadness (Chirac),it is because he knows the time is approaching,a similar attack will hit France.
But it will be bigger.The Jihad has come to Europe with the attack in Madrid. He knows the Base is in Paris. He knows he will have to step down as a Leader,a younger man will come to replace him.....The Netherlands and Italy will have attacks from the dark forces soon.It will bring riots on there streets.

For the Land of Israel is on the Dark Continent. Troubled times ahead.Surrounded by their enemies, another new enemy will come from the sea,from the deep waters. The big General will not survive. He will die,not by a bullet but because of weak health. They will play a role in the Great
War.A new Leader will come and preach peace, but he will not shut his eyes for the dark forces.The Temple will fall, but rebuild by the people of Israel. Impacts and explosions will be seen through the whole country. Planes will leave to defend. It will come close to a nuclear confrontation with the Land of Iran. BUT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN!"

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Pretty freaky stuff, considering when all this was written. He has a lot of other stuff on his posts that you can take or leave with a grain of salt. But...I find it very believable that the US might invade if Syria steps us terrorist infiltration and proxy attacks on US forces - in response to an Israeli attack. Then Iran would jump for joy, and attack the US from the rear in Iraq - claiming that they had no choice under their mutual defense pact. It wouldn't matter that they would get clobbered - they would just want the justification in the eyes of Islamic whackjobs everywhere - that the US started it. And global jihad would then be on.

[AmericaUnited]

This is all part of Israel's Iran strategy. Israel knows they will have to do something militarily about Iran's nuclear facilities in the future. Iran has always said they would stir up Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria to attack Israel close by in that event. Israel is neutering those threats NOW, in preparation for later.

[redgolum]

Hope this doesn't happen.

[observer5]

Bomb Syria, Iran back into the stone age where they belong!

[gotribe]

Since this was reported at 3:30 a.m. on 7/15, that deadline would be up at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday in the US.

[wolfcreek]

Is Hizbullah like Al Queda, spelled many different ways?

[Mister Da]

Damn, I hope this is true.

I'd like to see Israel hit Assad & co real hard. Bomb the infrastructure to rubble - no lights or water for months in Damascus, & destroy every one of Assad's palaces. Put the SOB out on the street with his very angry people, & shortly we will see regime change in Syria.

Meanwhile, back on the Iraq/Iran border, the US needs to show a flurry of air & ground activity in the direction of Iran, So that Iran will think long & hard about getting any deeper into this conflict. A few sonic booms & some UAVs straying into Iranian airspace should get these cowards' attention.

The terrorists & their enablers only understand power & violence, so I hope Israel gives them a big dose of both.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

How come I see not one word from the vermin Democrat "Traitor/Treason" Party about the Israeli plight? Why? They want the Jews to get their butts kicked!!! How any American Jew could ever vote Democrat is beyond me!!!

[Screamname]

Damn, this is getting freggin` hairy. What is known about Syria/Iran having nukes? That they might have them, that Iran is still in the process of refining?

[bert]

I guess my thought earlier this morning that the IAF had a 24 to 48 hour window to attack Syria before the world coalesced around the Arabs.

The IAF extended the window by making a threat. I guess threatys work both ways.

Also, we know the IAF doesn't make threats, it makes promises.

[gogogodzilla]

If Israel actually conducts a full scale war... that actually involves a ground invasion, then Damascus would probably fall within 3-4 hours (at most).

As for the rest of Syria? I dunno if Israel would want to occupy the rest of it.

[Tiny]

"London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat says..."

I have a very hard time giving this report any credibility based on the first sentence. Its only goal is to upset people in Syria, and it just smells phoney.

Up to this point Israel has attacked only the areas from where it was attacked from, that is Lebenon and Syria. I don't see that changing. IMHO, the only way Israel goes into Syria is if rockets start coming from there.