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Iraqi VP accuses Israel of 'massacres'
"These horrible massacres carried out by the Israeli aggression, incites in us the spirit of brotherhood and solidarity," he said in a speech attended by Iraq's president, the prime minister and other top government officials.
The comments were harsher than the criticism leveled by Iraq's president and the deputy prime minister on Sunday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, another Shiite, had also condemned Israel's offensive before traveling to Washington last week, provoking criticism from U.S. lawmakers
On Sunday, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, demanded an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, warning that "Islamic nations will not forgive the entities that hinder a cease-fire," al-Sistani said, in a clear reference to the United States.
The latest remarks by Abdul-Mahdi and Sistani are likely to heighten Iraqi public anger against the United States and create political problems for the Iraqi government, which depends on the Americans for its security and survival.
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Israel: No cease-fire in coming days
There is still hope.
Top Republican asks Bush to push for immediate Lebanon ceasefire.
Hagel said the US link to Israel was a "special and historic one."
"But, it need not and cannot be at the expense of our Arab and Muslim relationships," he said.
Sen. Hagel is correct on this and Iraq. Pat Buchanan is correct.
This is not a Republican vs. Democrat issue it is a "what is in the best interest of America" issue. Israel is a friend and ally and always will be however Israels interest and Americas interests are not always the same so Bush and the rest of Washington better stop acting like they are.
Right now the law of unintended consequences (yet predictable) is making the impossible happen. Sunni and Shi'ite are being united by Israels continued attacks and growing civilian casualties. The civil war in Iraq is between Sunni and Shia. Hezaballah are Shia as is Iran, the Arab countries that initially came out against Hezbollah where Sunni but they now like all the other Muslims are starting to come around in favor of Hezbollah. Sunni and Shia have always been split, will this do what nothing else has for over a thousand years.
posted by Russ at 3:10 PM
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P-Do you think Iraq has gone well?
Widening the war would make Iraq look like a day in the park.
Remember Hezbollah was created because Israel was occupying Lebanon in the 1980s (18 years worth) yet you think more war and occupation will destroy them. Not logical at all.
Ha tow the line or you must be a hater. That's getting old.
LNBTW?? Iraq has gone better than you'd like to claim it isn't. Given, how history COULD have made it out to be.
Truly a deep comment, "it COULD have been even worse." HA COULD have been but not by much.
LN if being able to see the long term consequences of our actions is liberal them I am guilty but I will note apologize for my faith or the fact that religion shows up here so if you don't like it don't read it.
LN- better than you'd like to claim it isn't
I wonder how I missed it.
There's an opening fire away.
PS thanks for the link. No time now if you would like to do a post on it I will post it.
This reminds me of two children who hate each other. They constantly throw jabs at each other. Outside individuals try to tell them to make peace, when neither child has any intention of making peace. Sometimes you just have to fight it out. These nations have been snipping at each other for centries, it's not going to stop. The longer they put it off the more their hatred festers. I have a feeling that it is time for them to duke it out....I don't like fighting but, at this point, I don't see any other way.
Lucy it is to bad there's no parent left. The U.S. and it's leaders were once powerful enough to do something now it's ahhh what ever let them fight.
P- Then other Islamo-fascist countries will sit up and take notice and quake in fear like they should be.
Funny stuff. If nukes are used on Iran you can almost count on the Islamic fanatics to take over countries that seem to be moderate now.
That means Pakistan(where the Taliban originated)and their nukes would be in the hands of terrorist with allegiance to AL Qaeda and the Taliban, and those nukes would definitely be used in that case. Musharraf is hanging by a thread and many extremists were voted into office, we insisted on election there to and as in the Palestinian territory (Hamas) and in Lebanon (Hezbollah) they were voted in by the people.
If you think you can kill them all then maybe it will work. Since that is impossible the idea is simplistic at best. Since the U.S. has been running foreign policy from the book "The Idiots Guide To Foreign policy" you may get your wish just remember there were those that saw the problems that would be created by such a move.
Your cure would be worse than the disease.
Ahem. How exactly does it serve the U.S. national interest to get involved in Lebanon, to nuke Iran - as P insists we do all the time, confusing a civilian life with actual warfare - or to let Israel proceed as it is doing?
Part of the problem with wingers is that they can't move beyond tirades into rational calculations of desirable outcomes. Kinda like, well, in Iraq. Rs these days seem incapable of anything more than tactics - Fallujah - and bluster. I'm going to have to post about this.
:-), StS
As I said P may get his wish.
US supplying Israel with NSA signals intelligence
The neoconservatives are described as enthusiastic about the possibility of using NSA intelligence as a lever to widen the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and Israel and Hamas into a four-front war.
Seriously, why do we care about either Hamas or Hezbollah? That's an Israeli problem, plain and simple. What, are we going to send troops to Chechnya, Kashmir and Sinkiang next?
:-), StS
STS you are asking the right question "What is the U.S interest in widening the war?"
Oil, regional domination or the fact that war is a huge business?
A. All of the above.
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