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Report: Israel Held Drill As Preparation For Attack On Iran
Haaretz ^ | June 20, 2008

Posted on 06/20/2008 3:14:56 AM PDT by Fennie

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1 posted on 06/20/2008 3:25:05 AM PDT by Fennie
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To: Fennie

If only we had half the intestinal fortitude that the Israelis have.


2 posted on 06/20/2008 3:26:45 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: Fennie

Exercises by various nations happen all the time. To conclude it’s offensive is an opinion and nothing more.


3 posted on 06/20/2008 3:27:58 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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To: Fennie
Unidentified American Officials said...

Exercise APPEARED to be...

4 posted on 06/20/2008 3:30:14 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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To: Fennie
If true, then GOOD!

And thanks NYT for disclosing this.... Unnamed officals.... appeared to be.... pure conjecture.

5 posted on 06/20/2008 3:34:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Fennie

I had intended to post that any military action would have to wait for the next Israeli PM, probably Natenyahu. That the incumbent lacks the fortitude for such an action after his debacle in Lebanon. Military maneuvers are sometimes just maneuvers.

Then it occurred to me that with the corruption charges poised to take him down, such a high-stakes gamble might be the only chance he has to ensure a legacy other then a cheaply bought and paid-for politician. The leader who defanged the Iranian nuke program would be a significant figure in Israeli history regardless of lesser problems. It’s an interesting thought.


6 posted on 06/20/2008 3:47:28 AM PDT by tlb
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To: Past Your Eyes
If only we had half the intestinal fortitude that the Israelis have.

We've overflown the Mediterranean many times.

Why is it heroic when Israel does it?

7 posted on 06/20/2008 4:08:04 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Past Your Eyes
If only we had half the intestinal fortitude that the Israelis have.

They may have the guts... but not the firepower or logistical support to fully succeed in conventional airstrikes. Essentially, they will just kick the beehive and hope Iran goes mental... by lashing out at America in Iraq and unleashing their trained monkeys in Lebanon and Gaza.

No matter who starts it, it's a job that must be attended to... and finished.

8 posted on 06/20/2008 4:14:28 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: Fennie
GOD will strike a mighty blow to the evil empire of persia.

LLS

9 posted on 06/20/2008 4:32:27 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (REAGANISM... not communism!!!)
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And thanks NYT for disclosing this...

Tne New York TImes, like the IAEA, is on its knees for Iran.

10 posted on 06/20/2008 5:06:54 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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11 posted on 06/20/2008 5:29:27 AM PDT by SJackson (There are 2 races of people in this world, the decent and the indecent,Victor Frankl, George Foreman)
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To: Fennie

Geez, not quite as scary as it might have been two years ago.

Bluff. If they could maneouvre the US of A to do another war, sure, but Israel will not fight alone.


12 posted on 06/20/2008 5:34:48 AM PDT by Natchez Hawk (What's so funny about the first, second, and fourth Amendments?)
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And what is ‘GOD’s’ role here?

Since you seem privileged to know.


13 posted on 06/20/2008 5:36:42 AM PDT by Natchez Hawk (What's so funny about the first, second, and fourth Amendments?)
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To: Past Your Eyes

Please. The Olmert Govt is weak. Nothing in Israel is going to happen until his crises is over. This may be dragged into the President McCain administration, because Olmert is not going any where until January.


14 posted on 06/20/2008 5:47:28 AM PDT by Perdogg
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un-identified officials again. Un-elected too?


15 posted on 06/20/2008 5:49:46 AM PDT by devistate one four (H I V Homophobia Is Vindicated)
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To: Natchez Hawk

And what is ‘GOD’s’ role here?

The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” - Genesis 12:1-3

I don’t know about you, but if I have a choice to either be blessed by God or be cursed by Him, I’m going to go for the blessings.

James


16 posted on 06/20/2008 5:53:46 AM PDT by 11bravo wolfhoundf ( "Duty is ours; results are God's." John Quincy Adams)
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To: Past Your Eyes
If only we had half the intestinal fortitude that the Israelis have.

For an exercise? They won't actually attack as they need to. President Hussein will inherit this mess and OUR lack of commitment as well as Israel's will come back to haunt us all.
17 posted on 06/20/2008 5:56:36 AM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: Fennie

We can only hope.


18 posted on 06/20/2008 6:17:11 AM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: 11bravo wolfhoundf

Oh right. And so those in people who moved to Palestine from Russia, Germany, and other places in Europe are the true descendants of “Abram.”

Seems a lot of people are descendants of ‘Abram,’ so before I’ll subscribe to your interpretation of mythology, I’ll have to ask to see a receipt.


19 posted on 06/20/2008 6:19:20 AM PDT by Natchez Hawk (What's so funny about the first, second, and fourth Amendments?)
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To: Fennie

A nuclear “accident” at the Iranian nuke facility would solve the problem, at least temporarily. One cruise missile, stealth cloaked, a 10 KT kaboom...and plausible deniability.


20 posted on 06/20/2008 6:28:45 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
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