Gaza Strikes
Appears to be getting more and more serious each day.
Obama has backed Israel Willy Hague has said Hamas started it Is there no end to this sort of shit? |
Re: Gaza Strikes
both as bad as each other
put a blanket ban on reporting it and let them get on with it! |
Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by Inselaffen
(Post 10389864)
both as bad as each other
put a blanket ban on reporting it and let them get on with it! |
Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by Scamp
(Post 10389867)
Not a bad shout, the land they fight over can't be worth much.
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Everyone knows what happens when you throw stones at the Jewish Boys!
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Hmmmmmm.....not historically correct, but still...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-evIy...ature=youtu.be |
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Err.. actually, it's largely our fault.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration We ran out of money fighting Kaiser Bill and entered a pact with some bankers. (Damn bankers...) And it's not as if we hadn't been there before.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland That didn't exactly go well. As long as it stays local, not an issue for most of the world. The danger this time is there's no Mubarak to keep a lid on Egypt, the Iranians are a bit more trigger happy than they have been for many years. Most of all, clearly Syria is a mess and if there's one thing to bring enemies together it's a third party they both hate even more than each other. It's a small bonfire for now, but it's like having a BBQ in a fireworks factory... |
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Originally Posted by ctfc
(Post 10390582)
Err.. actually, it's largely our fault.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration We ran out of money fighting Kaiser Bill and entered a pact with some bankers. (Damn bankers...) And it's not as if we hadn't been there before.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland That didn't exactly go well. As long as it stays local, not an issue for most of the world. The danger this time is there's no Mubarak to keep a lid on Egypt, the Iranians are a bit more trigger happy than they have been for many years. Most of all, clearly Syria is a mess and if there's one thing to bring enemies together it's a third party they both hate even more than each other. It's a small bonfire for now, but it's like having a BBQ in a fireworks factory... What I don't get is don't NeoCons realise that toppling Assad would increase Mid-East Sunni power creating a greater existential threat for Israel because now you have a Mid-East that is closer to Sunni hegemony . With a strong Shia Mid-East presense, Israel can always count on Sunnis and Shia fighting each other . |
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Originally Posted by ctfc
(Post 10390582)
As long as it stays local, not an issue for most of the world. The danger this time is there's no Mubarak to keep a lid on Egypt, the Iranians are a bit more trigger happy than they have been for many years. Most of all, clearly Syria is a mess and if there's one thing to bring enemies together it's a third party they both hate even more than each other. It's a small bonfire for now, but it's like having a BBQ in a fireworks factory... |
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I heard the Qataris have given the Egyptians US$20mln to "help the injured"....
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Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine
(Post 10390692)
I heard the Qataris have given the Egyptians US$20mln to "help the injured"....
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Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by Boomhauer
(Post 10390646)
American NeoCons in league with Khaleejis like Qataris and Saudis want the US to take a more proactive role in toppling Assad.
What I don't get is don't NeoCons realise that toppling Assad would increase Mid-East Sunni power creating a greater existential threat for Israel because now you have a Mid-East that is closer to Sunni hegemony . With a strong Shia Mid-East presense, Israel can always count on Sunnis and Shia fighting each other . |
Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by NorthernLad
(Post 10391034)
You are assuming they have a real understanding of the religious/political situation out here. Schoolboy/girl error.
I have always thought that KSA prefers there to be issues between other countries in the region as it suits their agenda. If they really wanted a Palestinian homeland they are powerful enough to get it sorted, but there are numerous other issues at play. |
Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by NorthernLad
(Post 10391034)
You are assuming they have a real understanding of the religious/political situation out here. Schoolboy/girl error.
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Re: Gaza Strikes
Originally Posted by Scamp
(Post 10389794)
Appears to be getting more and more serious each day.
Obama has backed Israel Willy Hague has said Hamas started it Is there no end to this sort of shit? I think both sides are shits but at least the Israeli's aren't doing that to the Arabs or Jews who make up Israeli's citizenship. That's Taliban territory level of craziness....I won't even start on the TV shows for their children which glorify suicide attacks. Some nasty stuff going on. That said the last year in Syria has been a lot more deadly than the last ten years of the Israeli-Arab conflict. No one seems to get so polarised, upset and partisan though when Arabs/Muslims murder each other as when Israel does it's bi-yearly retaliation for having rockets fired on it for over a year. Mad world eh? N. |
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