LAT/AP: Israel May Send Ground Troops Into Lebanon

[DeepModem Mom]

Israel May Send Ground Troops Into Lebanon
By RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press Writer
July 18, 2006

JERUSALEM -- Israel declared Tuesday it was ready to fight Hezbollah guerrillas for several more weeks and possibly send ground forces into Lebanon, raising doubts about international efforts to broker an immediate cease-fire in the fighting that has killed more than 260 people and displaced 500,000.

Despite the diplomatic activity, Israel is in no hurry to end its offensive, which it sees as a unique opportunity to crush Hezbollah. The Islamic militants appear to have steadily built up their military strength after Israel pulled its troops out of southern Lebanon in 2000....

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top10jul18,0,247536.story

[AlamoDemoc]

1. Here is better-informed resource of the news coming out of Lebanon

http://www.electronicintifada.net/lebanon/

[mom cat]

2. Thanks for the link! ... bookmarked

[caduceus111]

3. Uh huh...limited ground operation

Also from the article:

"This is an operation which is very measured, very local," he said. "This is no way an invasion of Lebanon. This is no way the beginning of any kind of occupation of Lebanon."

Yeah, not yet, numbnuts. My prediction...there will be thousands of Israeli troops in southern Lebanon in the not so distant future...and with the support and consent of our very own Commander Cuckoobananas and Repuglican Congress:

The army's deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinski, said Israel has not ruled out deploying "massive ground forces into Lebanon."

It's all part of the plan, ya know.

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