[Joe Hadenuf]

Israel is no stanger to shock and awe. They shocked and awe'ed the Arab world in six days, just 25 yrs ago.

LOL! And what was the strategy behind spending three days punching and chipping holes in Yasar Arafat's compound with construction equipment. And then the Israelis turn around and leave. Hehehe..... That was about the weakest damn thing I have ever witnessed.....

[arielb]

yes politics can screw up even the best military. Mogadishu under clinton is another example

[ApesForEvolution]

Here you go again Joe. Just answer this one question this one time: Do you know why Israel hasn't offed the little rat yet?

[rmlew]

Politics.
Israel could crush teh Palies and expell them. It chjooses not to.

[AFreeBird]

LOL! And what was the strategy behind spending three days punching and chipping holes in Yasar Arafat's compound with construction equipment. And then the Israelis turn around and leave. Hehehe..... That was about the weakest damn thing I have ever witnessed.....

Let be realistic here.

Isreal can take out Yassir and Co. anytime they want. They know it, and HE KNOW'S IT. The only thing holding them back is a whole $#!t load of world politics.

And in case you haven't been paying attention, world politics just got a major kick in the ass.

[epow]

LOL! And what was the strategy behind spending three days punching and chipping holes in Yasar Arafat's compound with construction equipment. And then the Israelis turn around and leave. Hehehe..... That was about the weakest damn thing I have ever witnessed.....

That wasn't because of any military weakness, it was the result of political considerations. The Israelis are severely limited in how much force they can exert on the Pallies by having to consider their every move so as not to damage their special relationship with the U.S. Israel would be in seriously deep doodoo without U.S. aid and support, and it knows it.

If the Israeli military was turned loose in earnest on Arafat and his assorted gangs of terrorist thugs, it would all be over in hours rather than days. If that ever happens, I'm sure a lot of Israelis who have lost loved ones to Arafat's bombers would like to see his hideously ugly head impaled on a pole, but their government is too civilized, and rightly so, to treat him the way he would treat them if he had the opportunity.