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Amos Gilad: Hezbollahstan has 45,000 missiles
Roi Kais
Published: 25.02.12, 12:15
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1. Ahmadinejad called Lebanon the southern border of Iran
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (02.25.12)
Shiite thugs have taken over by force. Good bye to democracy for deecades
2. So..
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (02.25.12)
Do you regret now that you didn't finish the job in 2006?
3. stop whining about hezezbollah
marcel   (02.25.12)
israeli leaders in the past decided for whatever reasons that they would not go into lebanon on the ground en masse to kill hezbollah. Perhaps the lebanon invasion in the 80s and the protracted stay there was too difficult. It was israeli leaders who decided not to issue an ultimatum to hamas and hezbollah that missiles fired into israel were a breach of sovereignty and that the nation considered an attack on soverighnty to which they would incinerate hamas and hezbollah personnel. israelis decided on goldstone proportionality. so the missile fire continues and gilad whines about it. Develop and asymmetric dirty campaign using arab human shields against hezbollah and the next encounter will turn out better.
4. what about 1701?
tom ,   toronto, canada   (02.25.12)
un security council resolution 1701 called for the disarming of all militias in lebanon. how come neither unifil, nor the laf have carried out this crucial bit of the agreement to end the hezbollah war?
5. a reminder
tom ,   toronto, canada   (02.25.12)
The Resolution calls for "full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state." perhaps israel should be raising the issue of unifil's failure to implement the resolution more forcefully and publicly. the gun that iran is holding to israel's head today, with 45,000 "bullets", should have been unloaded 5 years ago.
6. Are The Lebanese That Naïve?
Bill Foonman ,   Jacksonville, USA   (02.25.12)
When Hezbollah's Iranian controllers eventually give the order to unleash its rockets on Israel, Lebanon will cease to exist as a functioning country. Israel will destroy Hezbollah once and for all and their hiding of rockets and arms in daycares, hospitals, mosques and schools will not help the Lebanese save their country. The Lebanese people need to cut out the toxic Islamic cancer that has invaded their country before it's too late.
7. LEBANON
DANNY TAWIL ,   ENGLAND   (02.25.12)
ISRAEL WILL BOMB LEBANON FLAT AND I HOPE WILL KILL 100,S OF HIZBULLAH FIGHTERS. WE I SWEAR WILL DESTROY ALL THOSE MISSILES, BEFORE THEY CAN REAP HAVOC ON ISRAEL., SEND IN 100,S OF TANKS TO DESTROY HISBULLAH TOTALLY. AMEN AMEN
8. I am a Lebanese christian and am proud of Hezbollah...
Gaby Majdalany ,   Farayya, Lebanon   (02.25.12)
Hezbollah gave us honor and dignity by putting Israel in its place... However, I doubt that Hezbollah has 45,000 missiles. Its more like 100,000 missiles. It would be a great honor if Hezbollah accept me as a recruit to help defend Lebanon...
9. Your name would change to Danny Kassir...
Gaby Majdalany ,   Lebanon   (02.25.12)
If Israel listens to you and tries an ill advised adventure in Lebanon...
10. Perhaps that's true
Steve from Raleigh   (02.25.12)
And if it is they haven't signed the Geneva convention and are accorded NONE of the rights in it.
11. to number 8
Barney ,   USA   (02.25.12)
hezbollah gave lebanon great honor by allowing their infrastructure to be cremed while their prime minister cried tears before the world for Israel to stop? is this your idea of honor? Israel is the one who showed honor by not bombing the schools and hospitals where the hezbollah cowards hid behind women and children but it may be different this time. Carpet bombing by bunker busters and such can quickly silence your 100,000 missiles. Why do you need missiles? Israel does not threaten lebanon except when the iranian puppets cause trouble. Is it honor to have your country taked over to serve as a battlefield for iran?
12. #8
Standing Tall ,   USA/Canada   (02.25.12)
Having close friends that are Lebanese Christians, they do not feel the same way. If anything, they haeve been displaced by Hezbollah and their thugs. They have turned what once was Christian villages into a terrorist base. If having your country taken over by terrorists gives you honor, then, please join them. You can die alongside them when Israel flattens the place.
13. #4 not quite
Has Emma left yet   (02.25.12)
1701 called for the disarming of the militias South off the Litani River. So Hezbollah merely increased the size and range of their missiles. Nice try though
14. To number 11
Martha Jones   (02.25.12)
Presuming of course that God protects Israel from the 150,000 rockets and missiles that hezbollah have aimed at Israel. Lebanon 2 should have taught the Israelis that attacking Lebanon is now a two way street. No longer will Israel be allowed to attack the northern border with impunity, Lebanon will be defended
15. OR DO YOU REGRET......................#2
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (02.25.12)
That IDF was not able to 'complete' the job?
16. AMOS.............................................
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (02.25.12)
Are we given to understand that 45000 missiles are being stored underground for the Government not to know how many missiles are there?Most stupid statement one can read.Sorry,you count also happens to be wrong.The number of missiles far exceed 45000.
17. #14 Martha
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.25.12)
The last two times Hezbollah attacked IDF soldiers on Israel's northern border, the soldiers were on Israel's side of the border and Hezbollah was cited for provocation. Hezbollah did this because Iran pays them to do it. Turning Lebanon into a parking lot in 2006 for no reason was a poor example of defending Lebanon.
18. Huff and puff
Kai ,   Malibu   (02.25.12)
What is it about arabs that when it comes to dialog it is allways in the form of huffing and puffing. 1.5 billion tried so many times and every time they lost . Is this the psyc of the looser or the arab honer. You gyus need to move out of the stone age and into the communication age.
19. 45,000 rockets, but not enough launchers
(02.25.12)
and as soon as they appear, they are smoked! Yes, typical Muslim coward bravado! Shoot at civilians and hide from the army. If Southern Lebanon is the southern border of Iran, then the southern border of Iran will be wiped off the map too, togetheer with Teheran.
20. ...and remember: "there are no American tanks in Baghdad!"..
(02.25.12)
21. The answer : 1 israeli tatical nuke - bumm...
who cares   (02.26.12)
22. lebanon is a sideshow
tom ,   toronto, canada   (02.26.12)
whether it's the mullahcracy in tehran, or the dictator of damascus, lebanon is being used to distract israel from the real problems. it's just sad to see the lebanese people used in this way, and it'll be even sadder if a shooting war breaks out, because a lot of innocent people could get hurt. strategically, israel would be smarter to increase civil defence measures in border communities, and plan to ride out the initial attacks on her civilians, in the event of a war, allowing the idf to concentrate on "high-value" military objectives.
23. and israel should tell hizbola and un fire 1 missle
ralph   (02.26.12)
and every house, citizen, hizbolah site will be targeted 30 seconds after appearing on radar. yiou have 45,000 rockets well we have 5 million arabs in site. go ahead make our day. are you feeling lucky nazi asshole.
24. Israel has 400 nuclear weapons in retaliation.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (02.26.12)
25. honor and dignity? Mr #8
daniela ,   panama   (02.26.12)
Im sorry to read from you Sir, a Christian lebenese that thinks that Hezbollah gave Lebanon a great honor and dignity. You forget that as a crhistian you are also on the line. I do not know how old are you, but I´ve met rpetty much christian lebanese people that emigrated from Lebanon because they felt that Lebanon is not anymore the country in which they were born. When Christian and moslem shared power and cooperated between both communities.. And you think Lebanon is yours???? Lebaninn has been hijacked by Hezbollah and the palestinians. Lebanon is the lackey of Iran and of Syria. Shame for a country that was one of the pearls of the Middle East... I would like to see you when Hezbollah will say to you that they do not accept infidels in their army and in their country (which was yours previously). Allah Ma´ak
26. Israel should declare willingness to use WMD in next war.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (02.26.12)
If the Lebanese are willing to die for the hez-bull-ah, then let them be forewarned and accept the fact.
27. I wonder who will fire them while they hide like rats
(02.26.12)
In order to fire all those 45,000 rockets, they need enough launchers and terrorists. They must be assuming that this time the UN will save them, before Israel manages to flatten Lebanon. Fatal mistake.
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