Posted on 05/26/2010 8:31:10 AM PDT by jhpigott
BEIRUT, May 26 (KUNA) -- The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that it launched surface-to-air missiles at Israeli fighter jets that had violated the Lebanese airspace.
A statement issued by the army directorate said that the two Israeli jets penetrated Lebanese airspace over the town of Kfar Kila in the south, heading to Shaka town.
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Thank GOD we have an affirmative action Community Organizer as President to handles these issues. ;)
In other words Lebanon admitted their SAM’s need some work.
Can Obama handle a three-front war?
God help us. :(
“heading to Shaka town.”
There is a song in this someplace.
If the IDF were really in Lebanese airspace (a big if) then they deserved to be shot at.
ping
This all has the makings of a world war. I am watching in pure amazement at the lack of response from the USA.
It's not something to undertake lightly.
I think the primary function of Time, that of keeping everything from happening at once, is in danger of failing.
Hey, the WH has already fired three diplomats into the area.
Their working it.
missles ?.......
Hezbollah launches surface-to-air missiles at Israeli jets.............there, that’s more like it........
http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&mpid=136
They have every right to be in Lebanon or in Lebanon’s air space. They would not need to be there if not for Iran and Syria basically living in Lebanon through their surrogates. Maybe not even surrogates. Probably plenty of Iranians there in person.
All we need is that “Archduke Ferdinand” moment, and it’s all downhill.
The US is in roughly the same position it was back in the 40s when Hitler was rampaging through sovereign European countries. At some point one of our major allies is going to call for us to help, and this time we’ll be completely unable to provide any assistance.
Hell... Obama wouldn’t provide assistance anyway. Who am I kidding?
Isn’t “Lebanese airspace” really Syrian airspace?
But, when if comes to the Israeli AF vs. either Lebanon or Syria, it would be like kicking a rented mule.
“Can Obama handle a three-front war?”
Let’s see, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Mexico. Did I forget somebody?
Oh, yes the CWII with Arizona and 17 other states adopting racist laws.
Oh, yes the muzzies hate us just as much.
I thought he was going to make the world play nice?
Even without grand plan executed by some command center(or regime,) these things could flare up simultaneously as if coordinated deliberately. Opportunistic maneuvers by each hostile player could be enough.
A good idea for the Israelis. Just probing them every once in a while just to see the response and what systems pop on.
Lipps Inc
Shaka town (Funky Town)
Gotta make a move to a
Town that’s right for me
Town to keep me movin’
Keep me groovin’ with some energy
Well, I talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about, Talk about
Talk about movin
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Gotta make a move to a
Town that’s right for me
Town to keep me movin’
Keep me groovin’ with some energy
Well, I talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about it
Talk about, Talk about
Talk about movin
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
Won’t you take me to
Shaka town
“You mess with the bull, young man, you’ll get the horns.” Lebanon had better mind itself.
Colonel, USAFR
Not that surprising. Read Ezekiel 37-39. It’ll all be made quite clear. The USA will just sit and let Israel be attacked. Thank God He will rescue them.
They had to get them off the rails and forgot how
Israel is so small I’m amazed they can even fly jets without constantly being in sombody else’s airspace?
I read that Sweden during ww2 shot at both ally and axis aircraft that flew over their airspace. Distressed planes were allowed to land, but the crews were incarcerated...and put in luxury hotels. A secret ally operation later in the war, was bringing the ally airmen back home.
Meanwhile, at the end of the war, the Swedes turned about 3,000 germans over to the Russians. The Germans were so angry about being turned over to the russians, that they began riots, killed themselves, began hunger strikes and self mutilation campaigns.
Google searching newspaper archive articles is pretty cool for the history buff.
aged Hawk
You, sir, have toooooo much time on your hands this morning...
Colonel, USAFR
Where is the USA in that text, I have read it many times.
Thanks for the ping, jhpigott.
Chewing gum and walking is a major accomplishment for Bowrama!
Not likely, he's still working on his three point shots...........
Well exactly. Plus, those missiles cost money.
This administration betrays our allies and coddles dictators and Islamist regimes.
You gave good reasons for the IDF to be flying over another nations airspace. Reason with which I happen to agree. Tell me however, if Al Quaeda had an air force, would you feel the same about them flying over the U.S.?
Can Obama handle a three-front war?
Somehow, Obama will claim he inherited the three front war from Bush.
I wonder where they landed and how many “civilians” were killed?
Battle of Ezekiel 38-39 - Part 1
Battle of Ezekiel 38-39 - Part 2
Battle of Ezekiel 38-39 - Part 3
Battle of Ezekiel 38-39 - Part 4
Let me know what you think.
>>This all has the makings of a world war.<<
It is almost certainly coming. Obama is all but inviting it but, to be fair, it would happen regardless. There is no other way out of this mess and hasn’t been for years.
It is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. We are at the part just before they actually hit. There will be blood.
And then there is my tag line.
Isreal may be gauging the air defenses of Lebanon-Hezzoballah.
It makes perfect sense to do so.
gauging their air defenses and doing the job that UNIFL is supposed to be doing - monitoring the flow of weapons to Hezbollah over the Syrian border
That’s something I doubt we’ll ever know for sure.
Israel, like it’s neighbor Lebanon, is so narrow that it’s possible to stray out of your airspace while making an over-wide turn.
If the Lebanese what their airspace respected then they need to sit on those @ssholes in Hezbollah. The writ of the Lebanese government doesn’t extend beyond the Litani river.
Present!
God also knows what the US will do.
I also have the distinct feeling that many events of this past decade have been intentionally orchestrated to simply desensitize the population so that it no longer reacts in shock or in fury or in outrage, or ANY reaction at all, ... kind of like programmed "learned helplessness" on a grand scale.
For your ping list in case you haven’t seen it.
And his bump-and-run approaches.
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