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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Bilow who wrote (197902)8/18/2006 10:59:42 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
You and I both know what kind of casualties a real "total war" would cause in the area. Is Israel really ready to take those kinds of casualties? Are they really ready to dish them out?

If they are attacked again? Quite likely. Because they will perceive that they have their backs against the wall, as Iran's proxy force seizes control over Lebanon and we're not likely to see Ahmadinejad or Assad back off from increasing the pressure.

If they perceive weakness on the part of Israel, then they are likely to continue to push the envelope until they evoke another response so they can, once again, proclaim themselves the victims of Israeli aggression.

Think about how Hitler created the conditions for WWII. He pushed Czechoslovakia into giving up the Sudetenland, and then he just took the their entire country. He pushed Poland to give up their sole access to the Baltic sea, the port of Danzig, to the point where they orchestrated a fake attack by commandoes dressed in Polish uniforms so that they could "justify" invading Poland.

There will be no peace or stability in the region so long as Islamo-Fascist aspirations of restoring the Caliphate are fulfilled. There certainly is not going to be peace.

Don't delude yourself.

The odds are that Olmert is going to be replaced with Netanyahu. I can feel the "winds of change" coming in Israel as they feel even more pressured by their enemies drawing closer. And Netanyahu is not someone to mess with, IMO.

Hawk
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