shadowrelm wrote:
the moral majority working...hard...for you.
Oh god, you have a *****, don't you?
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Actually Hezbollah has about 13,000 missle provided by the Iranians, many are medium range with guidance systems. But Hezbollah needs Irans approval to use them. Lebanon is the only true melting pot of the middle east in that christian, sunni and shia are pretty well balanced.
It was a Syrian puppet till they killed a few too many high profile people, but Hezbollah has a large support base and is part of the government.
I don't think that either Syria or Iran actually want to go to war despite their rhetoric. Iran has used this to move focus away from it's nuclear ambitions and until it has nuclear weapons it won't want to fight Israel.
If worst did happen and Israel bombs Syria then the shiite will hit the fan, Iran would probably move into Syria and Iraq, the Iraqis would revolt against American occupation and most ME countries would support Syria. But remember Israel whooped *** in the 6 day war, they still have a technological advantage if they are hopelessly outnumbered and they are a society were everyone has military training.
As for the problems of the ME, they have been their for thousands of years, but it was actually the British, French and Turkish occupations that caused the problems that are their now. IE Britian deciding to allow the creation of Israel and giving away what the Palestians thought was their land in 1951.
It was a Syrian puppet till they killed a few too many high profile people, but Hezbollah has a large support base and is part of the government.
I don't think that either Syria or Iran actually want to go to war despite their rhetoric. Iran has used this to move focus away from it's nuclear ambitions and until it has nuclear weapons it won't want to fight Israel.
If worst did happen and Israel bombs Syria then the shiite will hit the fan, Iran would probably move into Syria and Iraq, the Iraqis would revolt against American occupation and most ME countries would support Syria. But remember Israel whooped *** in the 6 day war, they still have a technological advantage if they are hopelessly outnumbered and they are a society were everyone has military training.
As for the problems of the ME, they have been their for thousands of years, but it was actually the British, French and Turkish occupations that caused the problems that are their now. IE Britian deciding to allow the creation of Israel and giving away what the Palestians thought was their land in 1951.
Here we go now!
Now this is more like it!
Yes, CNN is the only place I ever get my news. Except Fark.
CNN wrote:
Iranians volunteer to fight Israel
Group heads for 'holy war' in Lebanon
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.
Group heads for 'holy war' in Lebanon
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.
Now this is more like it!
Yes, CNN is the only place I ever get my news. Except Fark.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Don't worry, the French are sending their battleship to the ME.
It should get there in less than 3 months.
It should get there in less than 3 months.
Jawbox wrote:
If it escalates enough, I'm sure North Korea, Russia, and China will jump in and then we're really fucked.
Actually, I'm fairly sure Russia and China don't want the world to end as much as us. I'm pretty certain they won't team up with the middle east and wipe the rest of the world of their economic radar (even if a large percent of the Earth's population lives there).
Well, it's one good thing going for world trade. It will prevent China, and to a lesser extent, Russia, from ever entering into a direct conflict with the US or Europe.
The only real danger is that this is yet another exemple that Islamic fanatics will use to show the American/Jewish/Western/whatever oppression on the Muslims. More propaganda for their cause. Even though lots of Lebanese are Christians.
That, and Hizbollah are becoming heroes again, when they were on the verge of slipping into insignificance.
That, and the Lebanese governemnt has lost all credibility.
That, and Israel is not making any new friends.
And lots of children are dying.
Still, at least they're talking about a mutlinational force ont he border. I guess thats a small, tiny step forward.
The only real danger is that this is yet another exemple that Islamic fanatics will use to show the American/Jewish/Western/whatever oppression on the Muslims. More propaganda for their cause. Even though lots of Lebanese are Christians.
That, and Hizbollah are becoming heroes again, when they were on the verge of slipping into insignificance.
That, and the Lebanese governemnt has lost all credibility.
That, and Israel is not making any new friends.
And lots of children are dying.
Still, at least they're talking about a mutlinational force ont he border. I guess thats a small, tiny step forward.
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