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USAcommitteeX · 01-22-04, 05:08 PM

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is considering provoking a military confrontation with Syria by attacking Hizbullah bases near the Syrian border in Lebanon, according to the authoritative London-based Jane's Intelligence Digest.

In an article to be published on Friday, the journal said multi-faceted US attacks, which would be conducted within the framework of the global war on terrorism, are likely to focus on Hizbullah bases in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon.

It noted that the deployment of US special forces in the Bekaa Valley, where most of Syria's occupation forces in Lebanon are based, would be highly inflammatory and would "almost certainly involve a confrontation with Syrian troops."

Such a conflict might well prove to be the objective of the US, said the journal, which described Washington's strategic benefits from a confrontation with Syria. These include:

* Pressuring Damascus into ending its support for anti-Israel Palestinian groups;

* Persuading Syria to abandon its weapons of mass destruction and to withdraw its troops from Lebanon;

* Stimulating a situation where Syrian leader Bashir Assad can be ousted;

* Crushing Hizbullah and ending its presumed connections with al-Qaida.

"The political consequences of a US attack against Lebanon. . . could result in the destabilization of a country that is still rebuilding its infrastructure a decade after a ruinous 15-year civil war," noted the journal.

"It would also fuel Muslim and Arab hostility toward the US at a time when US-led occupation forces are fighting the ongoing insurgency in Iraq.

"In these circumstances, taking on Hizbullah in the Bekaa Valley is likely to prove a highly risky undertaking.

"However," it continued, "given the Bush administration's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes, it remains entirely possible that Washington will soon launch military strikes against Lebanon, regardless of the consequences for wider regional stability."

The journal noted that the US administration has long considered Damascus "a prime candidate for regime-change," along with Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and, possibly, Saudi Arabia.

"Syria, once a powerhouse of Arab radicalism that could not be ignored, has been seriously weakened, both militarily and politically. Washington may feel that the time is coming to oust Assad and the ruling generals.

"Targeting Syria via Lebanon, the only concrete political influence Damascus has to show following decades of radical diplomacy, could prove to be a means to that end."

The journal also noted that, "there is reason to believe that Iran and the US are moving toward some form of tactical understanding as a consequence of covert diplomacy." As a result, it said, Teheran has been steadily reducing its support for the regime in Damascus.

The journal added that Bashir Assad lacks both the ruthlessness and political acumen of his father, Hafez, whom he succeeded in June 2000, and he is constrained by members of his father's old guard who are continuing to block his tentative efforts at reform.

"These factors make Damascus vulnerable to pressure from both the US and Israel, particularly since US forces are deployed in Iraq, Syria's eastern neighbor."

During the past six months, it added, Washington has increased the US military presence along the Syrian border with Iraq "and, on several occasions, has sent special forces into Syrian territory or penetrated Syrian air space.

"In one incident, US troops pursued suspected Iraqi militants into Syria and fought a running battle that left dozens of people, including some Syrians, dead.

"Israel's air-strike in southern Lebanon earlier this week," it added, "is very unlikely to be the last time Israeli forces cross the border to strike at targets alleged to be militant bases and training camps."

Adam D · 01-22-04, 05:13 PM

well, here comes war #2.

USAcommitteeX · 01-22-04, 07:16 PM

Hezbollah continues to fire mortars and Katyusha rockets,qasim missiles into Northern Israel, which are unprovoked attacks. We still owe them a ass whooping for killing 241 American soldiers in 1983.

Adam D · 01-22-04, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by USAcommitteeX
Hezbollah continues to fire mortars and Katyusha rockets,qasim missiles into Northern Israel, which are unprovoked attacks. We still owe them a ass whooping for killing 241 American soldiers in 1983.

What about the military attacks Israel commits on Syrian soil?

USAcommitteeX · 01-23-04, 05:24 AM

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What about the military attacks Israel commits on Syrian soil?

The constant violation of Syrian and Lebanese air space by armed Israeli warplanes, is a warning to Assad, also a warning to Lebanon to deploy the Lebanese army on their border with Israel. ( UN Resolution 425 )

johnny861 · 01-23-04, 10:06 AM

and the 5 year, 7 nation campaign continues

* tunes in *

JonSlice · 01-23-04, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by USAcommitteeX
The constant violation of Syrian and Lebanese air space by armed Israeli warplanes, is a warning to Assad, also a warning to Lebanon to deploy the Lebanese army on their border with Israel. ( UN Resolution 425 )

Well maybe the morters and rockets are a warning to israel to stop armed flight in Syrian air space?

Ash · 01-23-04, 10:42 AM

Hooray for death!

USAcommitteeX · 01-23-04, 08:04 PM

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Well maybe the morters and rockets are a warning to israel to stop armed flight in Syrian air space?

Could be, but Lebanon and Syria must end their support for Hezbollah, and Lebanon must deploy their Army on their border with Israel, and comply with UN Resolution 425, they agreed to it in 1978. But Rumsfeld talking about attacking Hezbollah and Syria is just a bluff, its to give Emile Lahoud, Bashar Assad somthing to think about.

Gator · 01-23-04, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by USAcommitteeX
Hezbollah continues to fire mortars and Katyusha rockets,qasim missiles into Northern Israel, which are unprovoked attacks.

Gullible much?

People like you scare the ever-living shit out of me.

USAcommitteeX · 01-24-04, 04:47 AM

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Gullible much?

http://www.arabworldnews.com/
http://www.arabicnews.com
http://www.arabnews.com
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/
http://www.jpost.com
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/default.stm
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=3...rld&cat=Israel
http://www.reuters.com/
Check occasionally, and see for yourself.

Gator · 01-24-04, 01:01 PM

OK, let me try this again...

Quote:

Originally posted by USAcommitteeX
Hezbollah continues to fire mortars and Katyusha rockets,qasim missiles into Northern Israel, which are UNPROVOKED attacks.

Gullible much?

People like you scare the ever-living shit out of me.

USAcommitteeX · 01-24-04, 05:02 PM

Quote:

UNPROVOKED

Unprovoked attacks by Hezbollah shelling the Northern Israeli towns of Nahariya, and Shlomi is common. The unprovoked attack last week by Hezbollah fired a AT missile on a D9 Bulldozer clearing a minefield killed one soldier and seriously wounded another.....The existence of the State of Israel is the provocation right?

01-24-04, 05:47 PM

kinda like the unprovoked destruction of Palestinian villages in 1948. Wipeing out the entire idea that they used to live next door to the Jews, and that they had lived in Israel for centuries, even bulldozing cemetaries that had been there as long as the biblical villages had been. Didnt matter that before then Jewish children and Arab children played together there before 1948. All that matters is that it was the Jews land now.

"We came to this country which was already populated by Arabs, and we are establishing a Hebrew, that is Jewish state here...Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of those Arab villages , and I do not blame you because these geography books no longer exist; not only do the books not exist, the Arab villages are not there either. Nahalal arose in the place of Mahalul, Gevat-in the place of Jibata, Sarid-in the place of Haneifia and Kefar Yehoshua-in the place of Tell Shaman. There is not one place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population."

Moshe Dayan.

so, maybe those 750,000 palestinian refuges from the war and thier children are merely fighting so they can go home.

01-24-04, 06:32 PM

Where are the open arms of the Pals Arab brothers?

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USAcommitteeX Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,219	Donald Rumsfeld: Hezbollah your next US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is considering provoking a military confrontation with Syria by attacking Hizbullah bases near the Syrian border in Lebanon, according to the authoritative London-based Jane's Intelligence Digest. In an article to be published on Friday, the journal said multi-faceted US attacks, which would be conducted within the framework of the global war on terrorism, are likely to focus on Hizbullah bases in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. It noted that the deployment of US special forces in the Bekaa Valley, where most of Syria's occupation forces in Lebanon are based, would be highly inflammatory and would "almost certainly involve a confrontation with Syrian troops." Such a conflict might well prove to be the objective of the US, said the journal, which described Washington's strategic benefits from a confrontation with Syria. These include: * Pressuring Damascus into ending its support for anti-Israel Palestinian groups; * Persuading Syria to abandon its weapons of mass destruction and to withdraw its troops from Lebanon; * Stimulating a situation where Syrian leader Bashir Assad can be ousted; * Crushing Hizbullah and ending its presumed connections with al-Qaida. "The political consequences of a US attack against Lebanon. . . could result in the destabilization of a country that is still rebuilding its infrastructure a decade after a ruinous 15-year civil war," noted the journal. "It would also fuel Muslim and Arab hostility toward the US at a time when US-led occupation forces are fighting the ongoing insurgency in Iraq. "In these circumstances, taking on Hizbullah in the Bekaa Valley is likely to prove a highly risky undertaking. "However," it continued, "given the Bush administration's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes, it remains entirely possible that Washington will soon launch military strikes against Lebanon, regardless of the consequences for wider regional stability." The journal noted that the US administration has long considered Damascus "a prime candidate for regime-change," along with Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and, possibly, Saudi Arabia. "Syria, once a powerhouse of Arab radicalism that could not be ignored, has been seriously weakened, both militarily and politically. Washington may feel that the time is coming to oust Assad and the ruling generals. "Targeting Syria via Lebanon, the only concrete political influence Damascus has to show following decades of radical diplomacy, could prove to be a means to that end." The journal also noted that, "there is reason to believe that Iran and the US are moving toward some form of tactical understanding as a consequence of covert diplomacy." As a result, it said, Teheran has been steadily reducing its support for the regime in Damascus. The journal added that Bashir Assad lacks both the ruthlessness and political acumen of his father, Hafez, whom he succeeded in June 2000, and he is constrained by members of his father's old guard who are continuing to block his tentative efforts at reform. "These factors make Damascus vulnerable to pressure from both the US and Israel, particularly since US forces are deployed in Iraq, Syria's eastern neighbor." During the past six months, it added, Washington has increased the US military presence along the Syrian border with Iraq "and, on several occasions, has sent special forces into Syrian territory or penetrated Syrian air space. "In one incident, US troops pursued suspected Iraqi militants into Syria and fought a running battle that left dozens of people, including some Syrians, dead. "Israel's air-strike in southern Lebanon earlier this week," it added, "is very unlikely to be the last time Israeli forces cross the border to strike at targets alleged to be militant bases and training camps."

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01-22-04, 07:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
USAcommitteeX Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,219	Hezbollah continues to fire mortars and Katyusha rockets,qasim missiles into Northern Israel, which are unprovoked attacks. We still owe them a ass whooping for killing 241 American soldiers in 1983.

01-24-04, 05:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dropzone Guest Posts: n/a	kinda like the unprovoked destruction of Palestinian villages in 1948. Wipeing out the entire idea that they used to live next door to the Jews, and that they had lived in Israel for centuries, even bulldozing cemetaries that had been there as long as the biblical villages had been. Didnt matter that before then Jewish children and Arab children played together there before 1948. All that matters is that it was the Jews land now. "We came to this country which was already populated by Arabs, and we are establishing a Hebrew, that is Jewish state here...Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of those Arab villages , and I do not blame you because these geography books no longer exist; not only do the books not exist, the Arab villages are not there either. Nahalal arose in the place of Mahalul, Gevat-in the place of Jibata, Sarid-in the place of Haneifia and Kefar Yehoshua-in the place of Tell Shaman. There is not one place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population." Moshe Dayan. so, maybe those 750,000 palestinian refuges from the war and thier children are merely fighting so they can go home.

01-24-04, 06:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
xiannaix Guest Posts: n/a	Where are the open arms of the Pals Arab brothers?