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Tantawi: Egypt ready to do battle
Roi Kais
Published: 16.05.12, 22:08
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1. General Shafik has my vote
Fad Egypt   (05.16.12)
he is outstanding in everything ,he was successful minister , he was an air marshal , he has a great platform , i hope he will win shalom
2. Funny ..
Fad ,   Egypt   (05.16.12)
3. US Military Aid
leo ,   nyc   (05.16.12)
US Congress: You'd be better off throwing money out the windows of the Capitol in DC than giving it to the Egyptians...jobs and the economy are of no interest to them....starting wars won't help feed Egyptians...what fools!!!
4. A veil threat to Israel...
Naor ,   USA   (05.16.12)
People wanted to bring "democracy" to the Arab world and here it is. Congratulations.
5. 1967 Egyptian military boots on Ebay
Jerome ,   NZ   (05.16.12)
Souvenir of the 6 days war 100,000 pairs on auction........ Another 200,000 available soon
6. Do battle? Looks like he has trouble just remaining upright
SG ,   Teaneck   (05.16.12)
7. Hussein I think you would be better off
Dyslexic.... ,   Israel...   (05.16.12)
if you swallowed your tongue.We could take Egypt in a day your tanks your aircraft are no match against our army .The Egyptian people are in dire straits,there is a food shortage,there is inflation and the Egyptians are killing each other.Hussein maybe these are the reason you are looking for a war.Sadat tried it and he lost.He got the money but he lost the war .
8. Nuke Cairo and Alexandria today
Gelernter   (05.16.12)
Don't wait until Jewish lives are unnecessarily put at risk.
9. Typical Muslim bravado after losing all wars
(05.16.12)
and losing Elections and erections too. When you threaten, make sure you can follow up, otherwise you look like a pathetic, chest pounding, impotent monkey. Egypt is so devastated from any and all points of view, that it's impotent politicians would do better and shut up while they try to fix a joke of a country. PATETIC AND PITYFUL!
10. Too much hashish... and arrogance
(05.16.12)
it served Egypt well, I see ;)
11. A signal to the Islamists, the army is on side, as Egypt
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (05.16.12)
sinks into the Islamic democracy oxymoron rule. If they keep giving the USA the finger salute their army will be equipped with obsolete rusting third rate equipment with no spare parts. The days of massive free Soviet arms are over.
12. $$$
Corv ,   UK   (05.16.12)
Also plenty of Israeli civilian gas masks for sale on Ebay and elsewhere. Hasn't Israel got a shortage of them?
13. Peace is not assured
Rhonda ,   Chicago, USA   (05.16.12)
What total foolishness! Where is the candidate who challenges the people with, "stop yapping about the peace treaty and let's build our country." complete lack of visionary leadership...
14. a non-nuclear bomb on the Aswan dam is ALL that it takes
Moshe ,   Rehovot   (05.17.12)
we don't ANYONE pushed into the sea, but if ONE of us has to be, it will be YOU. just sayin
15. "Field Marshal" Tantawi !wishfull thinking,
J.K, ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.17.12)
Israel will not help you to stay in power, by starting a war,i wouldn't issue you a life insurance,you are very high on the list of the relatives of the demonstraters you killed,do you slip well at night ?.
16. #1 A question for Fad
David ,   Shiloh Israel   (05.17.12)
Shalom, I hope you are keeping safe my friend! What is General Shafik's attitude towards Israel and also towards the more secular Egyptian population?
17. Herr Field Marshal Tantawi
Moshe of Rockville ,   Rockville, MD USA   (05.17.12)
Herr Field Marshal is not a Rommel. His boasting and arrogance does not leave much to one's imagination in view of the beating the Egyptian army took in the '67 war and even in the longer and bloodier '73 war.Besides, any attempt to threaten the Jewish State would end the substantial aid given to the Egyptian Army by the US.
18. come and cut my tongue
ivan ,   haifa   (05.17.12)
because your army is full of murderers
19. # 16 David , Shiloh
Fad Egypt   (05.17.12)
well , one of the bases on which i chose my favorite candidate ,is his policies toward Israel General Shafik said before that he is ready to visit Israel , there is no problem in the diplomacy between the two countries in general , he also said that egypt must respect its obligations in the agreements and on the ground , Mr Shafik also said that the jews are not enemies on the other hand , he is against Iran , hamas and hizbullah , and the radical islam to and the MB he promised to dissolve the elected parliamant if he won , he is complelely in favor of a civil state he was a former minister of aviation in the Mubarak regime , he was close to Mubarak who was also an air marshal and has good relations with General Omer Suleiman the former spy chief , in the beginning i was strongly supporting Suleiman without an equivalent alternative but after he drops out the race , i found that Shafik will be a great alternative , but what is important is his victory , he has a good popularity despite the war launched against him by the MB to prevent him from running and to assisanat his character , in many polls he took the first and the second places , but the real test is still to go on the election day anyway , i am praying he will win and i hope that the peace will last between our two countries , i know that israel faced hostilities in the last year and half but i hope that everything is going to be OK shalom
20. Firstborn
Hey Mitzrim!!! ,   Gady, Mexico   (05.17.12)
Carefull man: you keep on meanacing the jewish people, and who knows, the tenth time, may be, all your firstborn will appear dead in the morning.
21. And your life & lives of your military & of all ejyptians
Moshe ,   Usa   (05.17.12)
are not assured either mr. tantawi
22. JUNGLE OPTION
TRUST   (05.17.12)
Sounds like ido anon the Islamic convert granted sanctuary despite horrendous war crimes in Saudi Arabia.Lived well nice villa swimming pool and other comforts.Haalom Hazer.Let Petraes be the real President the world has opted for the usual armed conflicts
23. typical arab boasts
Laurence ,   Tustin, USA   (05.17.12)
Lots of violent imagery but nothing to back it up, unless they're talking about how they can murder their own people (Syria) or hide behind their women (palestinians). Kicking arab ass is something Israel does before its first cup of morning coffee. Nothing new here.
24. Silly old loud mouth , better SHUT up !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (05.17.12)
25. Fine area for a drill. "PRO-WESTERN" course from there :)
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (05.17.12)
26. Same ..
Adam ,   Canada   (05.17.12)
Same for your mom's under pants from Youm Kippur war.
27. Israel follows the right policy
Sidney ,   USA   (05.17.12)
"Speak softly and carry a big stick". I wish that a lot of posters here would do the same thing.
28. The Mummy speaks!!!!
tom ,   tel aviv   (05.17.12)
29. It sounds like a declaration of war to me...
Eduardo Costas Cielo ,   NYC   (05.17.12)
Not only did these snake$ get BILLION$ of dollar$ in support $$$ all these many years but they also got BILLION$ OF $$$ IN ADVANCED WEAPONRY. Who is the target of all this weaponry? Does it take a 'rocket scientist' to figure it out?
30. Oh, my!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.17.12)
Don't the Arabs love their silly rhetoric? Bring it on, Tantawi? How long do you think it would take Israel to destroy the Aswan Dam? And then your nasty little country dries up and blows away in the wind like a piece of thistledown. You shouldn't tempt us. Enemy? Adversary? We don't care. Use whatever words you like. We will destroy you under any characterization, and you would do well to remember that. Unless you want another hard lesson at the hands of Eretz Israel. Haven't you learned by now? Are you all truly that dumb?
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