--- In [email protected], "larry.potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 1/10/07 12:02:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Take a chill pill. I sincerely doubt Iran would ever invade or > > attack Israel. The rhetoric from their prez is spun to make it > seem > > that way, but it ain't gonna happen. As usual, the US is scaring > the > > crap out of some country, and when the country reacts, we say "Oh > > they are getting ready for an attack!". The only two countries in > > the last ten years to invade other countries are the US and > Israel. > > > > >> > > Yeah, I'll take a chill pill but you need a reality check. > Hezzbola and > > Hamas picked a fight with Israel this past summer who were > supported directly by > > Iran probably for the purpose of getting Iran and their nuclear > program off > > the front pages while the E 8 met in Moscow. No, Iran isn't going > to invade > > Israel, not with an American army in between them and not when > they have their > > proxy Hezzbola to do it for them. > >> > > > Jim also "forgets" that the recent Israel-Lebanon war occurred after > Lebanon via Hezbollah invaded Israel and started a war cycle. > > "The conflict began when Hezbollah fired Katyusha rockets and > mortars at Israeli military positions and border villages, diverting > attention from another Hezbollah unit that crossed the border and > abducted two Israeli soldiers and killed three others.[1] Israeli > troops attempted to rescue the abducted soldiers but were > unsuccessful. > .. > > On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously > approved UN Resolution 1701 in an effort to end the hostilities. The > resolution, which was approved by both Lebanese and Israeli > governments the following days, called for disarmament of Hezbollah, > for withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon... " (wikipedia.org) > > Israel kept it's part of the 1701 resolution, while Hezbollah > didn't, in fact every day under the eye of the UN, Hezbollah is > getting weapons mainly from Iran and Syria. >
Absolutely, though I think more approriate would be to say that the Israeli defense kicked into action AFTER Iran via Hezbollah - with the government and people of Lebanon as hostages - embarked on indiscriminate killing by shooting rockets into Israel.
