On-Topic Israel Bombs Syria

[ChickenGuy]

NEVER in the history of my life would I have expected myself to be tacitly supporting an Israeli bombing campaign....

....and yet, I find myself admitting that maybe Israel could step this up and knock out Assad's heavy weaponry and air support and artillery etc....

....BUT I suspect this is never Israel's intention and they're only concerned about proliferation and supply of general weapons out of Syria.

A bit of a shame really. Since Israel has good form in unilaterally carpet-bombing innocent civilians and causing the deaths of thousands in retalliation for, I don't know, say, a few stray rockets landing in their well-manicured gardens, or a wayward missing soldier, and then having America clap them on the back and applaud them, then I'd have thought the usual pro-Zionists around here would jump at the chance of a uniquely innovative way of circumnavigating the Syrian impasse.

Oh well.

 

[Telstra]

So sad that "hot" people are killed ....

 

[nafhoosier]

A bit of a shame really. Since Israel has good form in unilaterally carpet-bombing innocent civilians and causing the deaths of thousands in retalliation for, I don't know, say, a few stray rockets landing in their well-manicured gardens, or a wayward missing soldier, and then having America clap them on the back and applaud them, then I'd have thought the usual pro-Zionists around here would jump at the chance of a uniquely innovative way of circumnavigating the Syrian impasse.

Oh well.

Israel IS concerned about the supply of general weapons out of Syria because should they get into Hezbollah's hands, the result would likely not be pretty.

As you know, Hezbollah doesn't have the best track record in regards to restraint..... I seem to actually remembering them KIDNAPPING and killing soldiers (unlike your ridiculous 'missing' claim) and sending missiles into Northern Israel.

(Do you honestly know the difference between the governments of Hamas and Hezbollah? They are supporters of each other but very different with different weapon capabilities. Read a history book or other news stations than Al Jazeera for once).

 

[chance1]

it appears to be just the beginning .....

Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours – an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Israeli defense officials believe Assad has little desire to open a new front with Israel when he is preoccupied with the survival of his regime. More than 70,000 people have been killed since the uprising against Assad erupted in March 2011, and Israeli officials believe it is only a matter of time before Assad is toppled.

more to come i'm sure

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/05/israeli-warplanes-strike-_0_n_3218627.html

 

[chance1]

The Weekly Standard's take on Pres. Obama's stance .....

first the admin's statement ....

Massacre in al-Bayda
Press Statement
Jen Psaki
Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
May 4, 2013

The United States is appalled by horrific reports that more than 100 people were killed May 2 in gruesome attacks on the coastal town of al-Bayda, Syria. Regime and Shabiha forces reportedly destroyed the area with mortar fire then stormed the town and executed entire families, including women and children. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this tragedy.

We strongly condemn atrocities against the civilian population and reinforce our solidarity with the Syrian people. As the Assad regime’s violence against innocent civilians escalates, we will not lose sight of the men, women, and children whose lives are being so brutally cut short.

We call on all responsible actors in Syria to speak out against the perpetration of unlawful killings against any group, regardless of faith or ethnicity. Those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law and serious violations and abuses of human rights law must be held accountable.

now the weekly standard's take

If the government of the United States is unwilling to do anything but present to the world the sorry spectacle of justice without a sword or justice unwilling to use the sword, surely it would be better to say nothing. If the Obama administration is, as Churchill put it in November 1936, "decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent," then it should have the decency to keep silent rather than engage in such pitiable and contemptible posturing.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/pathetic_720710.html

 

[rareboy]

Oh gee.

The We(a)kly Standard.

 

[Ninja108]

Right a paper that is far right lecturing Obama.