Israel, Seeking Rocket Buffer, Sets Expansion (NYT)

[spindrifter]

By STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: August 10, 2006

JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 — Israel decided Wednesday to move thousands more troops into Lebanon in a major expansion of its ground operation aimed at pushing Hezbollah and its rocket launchers farther away from Israeli cities.

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Mr. Peretz will decide when the new operation begins, and they are expected to wait a bit so a diplomatic solution, currently being negotiated at the United Nations, can be found.

But they are not expected to wait very long, said a senior cabinet minister who was in the meeting. “The army is in full motion,” he said.

He said the decision on the new offensive was intended in part to press diplomats to move faster to establish a robust international force to monitor the border and help the Lebanese government exercise full control over the country.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/world/middleeast/10mideast.html?hp&ex=1155182400&en=12808221eb32308d&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[TomInTib]

1. So how does that square with this?...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2447063

Somebody ain't being truthy

[spindrifter]

2. The article I posted answers your question--

The plans for expanded IDF action in south Lebanon are set; the personnel are activated and staged. They are holding off for a while to put pressure on the diplomatic process, both at the U.N. and in Beirut. If they don't get a satisfactory response, well--you know the rest, unless Israel's parliament decides on a new and different plan.

[Oversea Visitor]

3. And the Arab league

of 22 countries and the OIC of 57 countries has enough too

When arms and men start flowing into Lebanon openly we all fuck.

Arab League not backing down.

US can veto it if they want
But beware the fire you light
You get a bushfire so big that there cannot be a firebreak big enough to control it

You think all this little games all fun.
You not looking at reality here.

Dont look at the world and say I though you all my friends.
Look at how many greet you on street everywhere you go
Dont look at the world in shock when they say enough bushit
The is no more bush coalition of willing
There is only a coalition of stop this bushit.

You think blair no brain
He keeping far away from UN resolution . FAR FAR Away only he cannot reach moon.
When you Veto he run fast
UK troops out of Iraq faster then you can say Jack Rabbit.

Poor US men and women in Iraq.
Press the button bush
They waitng for your dead sentence.

You think France crazy, they heard words of Arab league
You think Russia crazy
You think china now trying to help because they get uber increase of prestige in region.
You think condi crazy to disagreed with you.

No you the crazy one.

[TomInTib]

5. Are you for real, man? If so, that is a brilliant rant.

If not, I do not enjoy being fooled.

If you are genuine, that post of yours deserves its own thread.

Tom

[Oversea Visitor]

6. Have you been following what is happening

On the UN resolutions on Isreal/Lebanon



Has you noted the arrival of the Arab League speaking in the UN
Has you noted they speaking with one voice

[Oversea Visitor]

7. Go greatest space for more rant

Then ask oneself what the fuck happening
Me think it is right at top 45 votes or more

[TomInTib]

8. Bookmarked it

Thanks

[TomInTib]

4. The UN offer will be to install the Lebanese Armed Forces

into S Lebanon because no other country will want to play in that quicksand.

The Israelis will balk at that.

And everything will revert to status quo.