off_world_beings wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings >><no_reply@> wrote: >> >> >>>With the Iraqi PM pressing for more US troops to come to Iraq to >>>stabalize the mess Bush has made there, and with the Israelis, >>> >>> >who > > >>>have now said they invaded Lebanon with the intention of having >>> >>> >>the >> >> >>>international community set up a military protected >>> >>> >international > > >>>zone there. And with UN troops fighting more Taliban in >>> >>> >>Afghanistan >> >> >>>now. >>> >>>If Israel loses in Beirut, or is very hard pressed there, then >>> >>> >>will >> >> >>>the US have to send troops there to keep the peace? Or risk an >>>Israeli loss. >>> >>>If peacekeepers are not sent there (and few other countries will >>> >>> >>be >> >> >>>enthusiastic to go), will Israel, as it is hard pressed from >>> >>> >>further >> >> >>>attacks inside Lebanon, have no choice but to push even further >>>north and risk a conflict with Syria or Syrian/Iranian backed >>>insurgents? >>> >>>Does this mean there will be a shortage of troops for US >>> >>> >>campaigns? >> >> >>>Is this the chance GW Bush has been looking for to have an >>> >>> >excuse > > >>to >> >> >>>institute the Draft? He wouldn't want to make Iraq the excuse, >>> >>> >but > > >>>once he has them drafted many of them will go to the quagmire in >>>Iraq. >>> >>>OffWorld >>> >>> >>> >>*************** >> >>Support evaporates rapidly when the cost gets high: >> >>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/washington/27poll.html >> >>"Americans are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the state of >> >> >affairs > > >>in the Middle East, with majorities doubtful there will ever be >>peace between Israel and its neighbors, or that American troops >> >> >will > > >>be able to leave Iraq anytime soon, according to the latest New >> >> >York > > >>Times/CBS News poll. >> >>A majority said the war between Israel and Hezbollah will lead to >> >> >a > > >>wider war. And while almost half of those polled approved of >>President Bush's handling of the crisis, a majority said they >>preferred the United States leave it to others to resolve. >> >>Over all, the poll found a strong isolationist streak in a nation >>clearly rattled by more than four years of war, underscoring the >>challenge for Mr. Bush as he tries to maintain public support for >>his effort to stabilize Iraq and spread democracy through the >> >> >Middle East. > > > >So that means, that without international peacekeepers, Israel will >lose the war. Their tropps, who are not gung-ho for this - will be >forced to keep fighting hardened geurillas in Lebanon, and push >further north in order to stop shelling that will come from there >eventually , then risk a fight with Syria or Syrian and Iranian >nationals fighting independently of their governments. > >Or they will have to pull back to Israel admitting a loss and have >more continuous shelling and possible incursion . > >Without US troops Israel loses this war. With US troops, Bush loses >everything and US is embroiled in 3 quagmires. >(all of which could have been avoided by just focusing on >Afghanistan and improving relations with Iran, which were quite good >during Afghan invasion and afterwards.) > >This current situation is a black hole for the US. > >OffWorld > I think the plan is to stand back and let the Muslim and Jewish fundamentalists destroy each other as that will take of a lot of problems in the Middle East.
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