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Iran, not so far away
Giora Eiland
Published: 24.08.17, 23:40
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1. Can Israel afford to be a bystander or should it
MadDad ,   Johannesburg   (08.25.17)
wait for Iran to consolidate its power before acting?
Taking Putin at his word will be a grave mistake
2. Eiland forgets the best ally in the region: the Great Kurds
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (08.25.17)
3. I hope our govt. won't engage in dissipating bromides to the
(08.25.17)
public and take appropriate action towards looming war with Iran, which seems inevitable at this point.
"Multilayered" my derriere...
4. gen eiland is not on the mark
joe   (08.25.17)
trump and putin will do nothing for israel. putin has his syrian interests. trump is on the hook to putin so he will do nothing. since the 678-73 and 82 wars, idf under ehud barak, olmert, and netanyahu have broadcasted that they do not want to fight. and this has emboldened israel's enemies.

yes attack the entire lebanon if hassan starts up and do what olmert refuesd to do in 2006. but the bottom line is israel has to be p repared to fight in an offensive way and not simply passively.

the entire structure of bekaa valley and lebanon should be destroyed.

enlisting allies, running to putin and trump will not help one bit.
5. Power from the barrel of the gun not from "special friends"
Avi L.   (08.26.17)
Power from the barrel of the gun not from "special friends"

So Israel has the means to direct US policy regarding Ukraine in order to exchange Ukraine with Syria?

Maybe in Lalaland, maybe.

For sure not with Putin's Donald in charge.

Donald will do what his controller will tell him to do.

Anyhow, Putin will keep part of Ukraine and a presence in Syria and will keep pushing to have more influence in the region as in Turkey and Egypt because there isn't simply anyone able to pressure him. For sure not Donald

Israel's allies in the syrian Golan? Are we dreaming? They'll be wiped out in no time in the next round, the way it has been done between Syria and Lebanon.

Someone should explain to the writer that if our Dear Leader hadn't the will to finish Hamas he won't start an all out war against shias under S400 protection and facing hundred of thousand missiles trying to saturate Israel's defences, and who knows what more coming from Iran.

These are cheap pipe dreams, dangerous ones at that.

Cheap pipe dreams no taking reality in consideration, pipe dreams.
6. Israel's dream of a Balkanized Syria has not materialized...
Avi ,   NYC, US   (08.27.17)
...instead, a much stronger Syria will emerge.
And one of the architects of the failed plan...has a new plan for us.
It is about time that the bereaved Israeli mothers will realize that what killed, and will kill, their kids are not the Goyim but rather the hateful imbeciles that lead Israel.
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