[Monty22]

Except, you damn morons, the attack on Syria WAS a response to a bus bombing that killed 19, and wrecked tons more lives.

Idiots.

[Bobby777]

bye-bye Hizbollah...

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[theFIRMbss]

>Syrian president Bashar Assad said ... "It is wrong to bear an attack without a response"

"Unless," he added,
"you're Israel. Israel
must never respond

to terror attacks
or Arab escalations.
That would be unfair..."

[Paladin2]

What about the sovereignty of Lebenon?

[EGPWS]

Syrian president Bashar Assad said that the raid was an Israeli attempt to provoke war "It is wrong to bear an attack without a response an attempt to commit suicide.

[Slings and Arrows]

Syrian-backed terrorists have vowed to escalate attacks on Israel from Lebanon,

In other news, the sun rose in the east.

[stevem]

...first round in a new Middle East war".

When did the last one end. I must have missed it.

[FreeReign]

Syrian-backed terrorists have vowed to escalate attacks on Israel from Lebanon...

They will be dismantled like an old-ugly fireplace.

[bulldogs]

Damascus will be a pile of rubble very soon.

[RightWhale]

These half-baked, immoral, godless murderers missed something in Sunday school.

[yonif]

Yeah whatever. These terrorists are just spewing propaganda. They always attack Israeli positions and Israeli cities in the north, no matter what Israel does.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

describing last Sunday's raid near Damascus as the "first round in a new Middle East war".

I'm 55 and I don't remember a time Israel was not at war in some way or another.

[ex-Texan]

Arafat is dying right now from stomach cancer. Has not been seen in public for about ten days. Afraid to go to the hospital because he will have to be admitted for extended treatment. Also afraid that Israel would not let him back in. He is isolated by his own heart, mind and will for evil. He is true spawn of the devil.

When Arafat dies -- very soon now -- the Palis will erupt into crazy tantrums and go on a killing spree. The Palis will allege Arafat was "murdered." Israel will have to take quick and decisive action to protect itself. The clock is ticking.

[montag813]

Unlike in 1982 with Reagan (his one glaring failure), we have a President now who understands what the Israelis are up against. If Israel is forced to launch a full-scale invasion of Lebanon and/or Syria, the United States will not stand in the way this time, and will veto any SC resolutions, citing the 25-year old SC resolution which demands the then-immediate Syrian withdrawl from Lebanon. Or so my West Wing sources say.

Israeli intelligence on Syria has Washington fully convinced, and Israel will be given a green light this time.

[pabianice]

Excellent! Israel can carpet-bomb both Lebanon and Syria!

[RJL]

Syrian president Bashar Assad said that the raid was an Israeli attempt to provoke war "It is wrong to bear an attack without a response.

That is exactly what Israel said with their attack.

[goodnesswins]

"Israel Now Has Capability to Launch Nukes from Subs"...(headline in Seattle Times) 10/12/03

see below for article

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001764103_israelnukes12.html

[Jumper]

The fact that Syria has not made a single statement to rein in any terrorist organization making these threats gives pausability to complicity in proxy force usage and therefore makes Syria's current regime a supporter of terrorism and a legimite target. The only reason to not attack Syria is to observe escalation under the Geneva Conventions.... And this is basically only a set of protocols that state that I should not use one method if the other side also restrains itself. In the case of PA/Syrian/Lebannese based attacks, I would consider the gloves off and the period of escalation in effect until it is evident that Syria and all Arab states cannot wage a war on convention grounds. Then I would fireball the bastards if civilian attacks continued and at some point it would stop, maybe not until one side is destroyed completely and the ground salted as the Romans once did to definant City State as histroy records.

[struwwelpeter]

"Chairman Arafat could not be reached for comment."