--- In [email protected], "peterklutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "larry.potter" > <larry.potter@> wrote: > > > > From: <MDixon6569@> wrote: > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/10/07 12:02:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > > jflanegi@ 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. >
What triggered the shooting? How many Israelis died? How many Syrians? How many members of Hexbollah?
