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Olmert in Beersheba: We're not interested in extended war
Roni Sofer
Published: 01.01.09, 13:34
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1. BIG TALK
Carl ,   NYC   (01.01.09)
talk a little and say alot
2. Israel in 2009: we're not interested in Olmert
jonathan ,   israel   (01.01.09)
Go home you miserable criminal!
3. OMG,Olmert is INDEED an idiot!!!
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (01.01.09)
"We have no interest in a long war; we do not desire a broad campaign. We want calm and a normal existence for the residents of the South. We want children to grow up there with sense of security, rather than with fear and nightmares." We want,...we want,... If I try to define this idiot ,Ynet will not publish! OMG,how can an idiot like this be PM of Israel?The man doesn't know the basics of life;the man has a sight that goes up to the end of his nose.The man is a fool idiot! DEFEAT THE ENEMY SWIFTLY,YOU FOOL!!! What does this idiot say that he will treat palis with gloves?!?What an idiot! This man didn't grow yet.He yet lives under the skirt of his mama(or wife). Kick this wimp ,coward thing already out of Israel!!!!
4. Olmert you are pathetic looser. Stop the appeasement.
Shamil Benyaminov ,   Brooklyn,NY   (01.01.09)
Olmert you are pathetic looser. Stop the appeasement. Did (moderate terrorist) Abbas express his sympathy for our Jewish brother and sisters in the south. Olmert i hope you rot in hell with our enemies. Stop giving away our land. Golani is ours you dumb idiot.
5. #'s 1,2,3 and 4 have some respect
sabbageorge ,   Tel Aviv   (01.01.09)
#'s 1,2,3 and 4 have some respect!! we have to stand as one country one nation at this moment and stand by our prime minister at this time! Keep politics out of this! Israel is at war with the Hamas to bring peace to our southern residents! Olmert, Barak and Livni are doing a good job! Kol hakavod to Tzahal!
6. And so it begins....
Danny   (01.01.09)
It HAS to be an extended war. There is no way that Israel - short of carpet bombing and killing every single Palestinian in Gaza - can win in a short period. It took two hard years from 2002 to 2004 to decisively defeat the suicide bomber in the West Bank. We should be looking at that sort of time frame. Iran is going bankrupt, it's economy assumed oil at 70-100USD and oil is around 35. In the next two years it isn't going to be able to fund Hamas and Hizbollah to the extent it did in the past. Nor Syria. The Lebanese Shia in the US are going to be able to send less and less money back home. Europeans are going to care less and less about oil and sucking up to our arab and persian friends. Our strategic situation is only going to get better and theirs worse. If we put a timeframe on this then Hamas just needs to fire some rockets at ceasefire - 1 min and there is another "divine victory". Lets say there is NO deadline, there are NO kid gloves - we will strike ANYWHERE there are weapons or Hamas - and we are not sure if we come in that we will EVER leave this time and then there will be be no "victory" for Hamas.
7. Wow, this guy needs to go away, like forever.
usa   (01.01.09)
After the Lebanon fiasco, it boggles my mind how he was allowed to remain in office.
8. Israel begging for a ceasfire hahaha
Mark   (01.01.09)
9. Afraid of Land Operation before Elections?You're right!
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (01.01.09)
Hamas will defeat IDF in land operations, Israel can only airboms well far from the land. When will you confront Fathers of the babies killed by Air bombing? They are waiting for you go ahead, "high flying heros"
10. Wars drip on at their own pace.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (01.01.09)
Olmert was the wrong person to be leading a war aginst Lebanon as well as Gaza. The guy doesn't have the stomach for it.....can't finish what he starts......and is corrupt. Livni may or may not have some hutzpa when it comes to getting the job done. The bottom line is......some of your fellow countrymen our going to die fighting these jerk offs. We put ourselves in the line of fire for America's interests, fighting for our country, and joining the military. We took the same chance of getting blown away as everyone else. That's why countries have a military. For some reason most Americans, as well as Israelis, have bought into the liberal media's ideas, that people don't get to die during war. I'm here to tell you to quit listening to them. People are going to come back in sorry shape from combat. My cousin just got back from Iraq. He was blown up three times. Most of his buddies were killed from IED's blowing up their Humvee's. Israel and the United States need to quit worrying about war dead, and finish the mission that needs to be finished. Most of these reporters who push the stories about the war dead every night.....and whether it is worth the fight......are to afraid to even wear the damn uniform in the first place. They don't even have the guts to put the uniform on and serve. But they sure do judge Israel's and America's wars aginst cult followers every day and night of the week.
11. We Love Long war Olmert...dont be Afraid of Winograd
Palestine In My Hear ,   Wonderland   (01.01.09)
Balance Of Horror , instead of Power Equivalence's … Great Act Palestinian
12. Olmert is weak, incompetent, and does not represent Israel
Rami ,   London   (01.01.09)
This war cannot possibly be won, due to the old woman strategy of only hitting empty buildings. Haven't we seen this before? Get real people, you have bought into the enemies' concept of sparing "civilians" - that is no way to win a war - you are in complete denial people - you must pound Gaza into unconditional surrender, or nothing will get better.
13. 11# Are you running out of toilet paper again?
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (01.01.09)
You really ought to go get a job, and wipe more often. It will leave you less time to dream about being a NASA operations officer.....as you are firing rockets at innocent civilians in another country.
14. loose lips!
Mark Katzman ,   San Francisco, USA   (01.01.09)
I wish olmert would shut his mouth--loose lips sink ships. Did olmert ever hear of this? When he says that Israel isn't interested in a long war, those words are music to the ears of hamas who are hoping for a long war to wear down the IDF. Why do Israelis have to suffer from diarrhea of the mouth?
15. 10 Steven Wilson: Suggest to your cousin that he take
Rivkah   (01.01.09)
2 capsules twice daily of Omega-3-fatty acids because that will help with mild depression to lift the spirits. If he goes into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a prescription for Inderal 10 mg (low dose) three times daily for ten days and then one tablet daily to slightly slow the heart is helpful is erasing the trauma but not the memories that caused the PTSD. Sometimes it is harder to be the survivor and wonder why God did not save your friends that you miss terribly.
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