I wonder if Israel is going to use the time where the world will be occupied with Iraq to deal some sever blows to Palestine? I am sure Israel is on edge with Saddam now, will he attack them if the US invades?
[offtopic]Remind me to not put a poll with 'no opinion' as an option, I hate when no one uses their mind, and just goes for the easy way out.[/offtopic]
Saddam will probably try to draw Israel into a response, hoping to gain support - if he gets the chance.
As I understand it, the new Hellfire missles are pretty sophisticated, and can nail the Scuds at a very long range.
PS,
Remember, don't post an opinion poll with no response as an option.
The Arabs see Sharon as a criminal too. Do you think the US is not looking as closely as it should at the current leadership of Israel? Then again, there was a recent election and Sharon was the winner.
This War Lacks Credibility
Hussein Shobokshi George W. Bush has been on a mission to get rid of rogue regimes in the name of his war on terrorism. That mission, while noble in its objectives, lacks credibility and legitimacy. The main reason for that is its failure to address the criminal record of Ariel Sharon
https://arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=23850
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The US/UK forces are moving into street to street battles with the Iraqis, and demolishing buildings with armored vehicles along the way. The weaponry used by the coalition forces are overwhelmingly superior to the outgunned Iraqis almost to a hopeless extend.
Some people are now drawing parallels between that and the Israelis-Palestinians situation, with the well-armed Israelis bulldozing everything in sight and the hapless Palestinians fighting back with stones. I think this sort of pictures will further inflame the Arabs. That can blow into a regional crisis there, not that it isn't already. After all, the Arabs have always contended that the Palestinian issue must be resolved first.
What do you guys think?
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Some people are now drawing parallels between that and the Israelis-Palestinians situation, with the well-armed Israelis bulldozing everything in sight and the hapless Palestinians fighting back with stones. I think this sort of pictures will further inflame the Arabs. |
Have you ever looked at a map of the area?
The way the Arab world whines about those "bullies" Israel makes me laugh.
The Arab nations are some of the wealthiest in the world, occupy a space several hundred times greater than Israel, yet are begging the US to "call them off" all the time.
The problem is that every now and then one of them, like Egypt or Jordan decides to break bad against Israel and gets their clock cleaned.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip came into being in precisely that manner. That land does not belong to the Palenistians, but USED to belong to Egypt and Jordan- before they attacked Israel.
I have no sympathy for the Arabs whatsoever.