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Russia: Missile deal protects Syria from invasion
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Published: 28.05.13, 14:56
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1. and Israel has the right to defend itself
Eyal ,   USA Israel   (05.28.13)
by blowing up the s-300 upon arrival at the port. Should the Russians try to defend the shipment or respond to the IDF, those Russian ships will disappear.
2. Russia made herself a target .
Abu Yousuf El- Dugri   (05.28.13)
3. #1 Eyal
jdledell ,   USA   (05.28.13)
Eyal - Don't be so arrogant. We do NOT want to pick a fight with Russia. They could flatten Tel Aviv with conventional missiles. Israel cannot fight the entire world - don't be silly.
4. Idiot and Fool !.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (05.28.13)
I Quote - Russian deputy FM says S-300 will deter foreign intervention in the country; 'Will help restrain 'hot heads,'' he says, warns against lift of arms embargo Comment - If S-300 reaches Syria, it is the Syrians who will get it Hot on their Heads. If Russians are attached to the S-300s, they will be the ones whoalso loose their heads. Arn.Sweden.
5. Current Crisis in Middle East
Son Of Cyrus ,   UK   (05.28.13)
The root of all these issues is that the West and Ex Soviet leaders agreed to dismantle communism & capitalism and replace it with a new world order. Their vision of the new world order is based on religion, military/security and free market. (the pyramid) So called globolazation! In reality has given rise to Islamic Fundementalism and terror, many conflicts around the world and every culture having to fight for its own survival in particular the Jewish Nation/Israel. In the meantime the arms manufacturers are reaping the financial benefits. Russians making money by helping Islamic Republic of Mullahs in Iran going nuclear by building their reactors and selling missiles to Syria nevermind how many people are killed in the process.
6. Mossad needs to do what they did in 1965-66
Gideon78 ,   Cpt South Africa   (05.28.13)
They need to steal the blue prints of the S-300 and then use the blue prints to Israel's advantage. This is what Israel did when France decided to renegade on a Mirage Shipment to Israel, then Israel stole the Mirage blue prints and then made the Kfir, Nesher and all the other nice fighter jets.
7. I would imagine that the IDF & Co are
DT ,   TA Israel   (05.28.13)
well passed the darwing board stage of dealing with the S-300. Has no one thought that if you whack Iran proper, Syria and Hezbollah will wither ?.
8. Russia "'Will help restrain 'hot heads,'' by
A ,   Belgium   (05.28.13)
starting a new Cold War. Unfortunatley, Oblabla is nowhere near being a JFK, and Putin is a much worse tyrant than Khruschev. And Syria is certainly a Bay of Pigs. Who is going to blink first this time?
9. Bad Decision
max ,   washington dc   (05.28.13)
Russia has made a bad decision by providing their S300 to Syria. Everyone will want to capture that missile and it's radar so that it can be copied, spoofed or neutralized. They might remember what happened to their hi tech equipment used in Afghanistan.
10. S-300 for Syria
Dik ,   Spijkenisse   (05.28.13)
Russia is blaming the EU for lifting embargo on weapons for resistance, while supplying advanced weaponry to Assad. No wonder Israel is afraid that both can be used against her, seeing both parties hating Israel. I am convinced that Israel will do what she has to do, protect her inhabitants. We will pray for wisdom and the Peace of Jerusalem. Shalom from Holland
11. #8 Obablink will blink first (End).
Nora Tel Aviv   (05.28.13)
12. I doubt very much
arne ,   chicago usa   (05.28.13)
that #1 Syria will have need for s-300, because Israel has no intension of attacking them and #2 I'm sure that what Russia gives has strings attached.They are telling the world to stay out and that includes Israel.
13. 11 Nora
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (05.28.13)
obama always blinks first. indeed, his numerous speeches say so. he thinks that the cold war is over just as he thinks that the global war on terror is over.
14. # 3 jdledell
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (05.28.13)
You may not want to pick a fight with Russia but eventually they will attempt to invade you from the north. The Russian army will be destroyed at that time. With the God of Israel behind you it is possible to fight the entire world. Eyal is not being silly.
15. To: A at No. 8
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.29.13)
Well, let's see. Israel has taken out a convoy carrying high-value Russian weapons en route to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel has blown up a chemical weapons facility outside Damascus. Israel has blown up a Syrian warehouse containing Russian missiles (which was guarded, I might add, by Russian soldiers). Any response? No. I'd say Russia blinked. Hell, Russia's eyes are watering! For good reason. Heavens to Murgatroyd! You've got Russians, Iranians and Hezbollah on the ground in Syria -- and Israel gets in and gets out, unseen. All anyone knows is when they hear things go boom! Sort of reminiscent of when Israel blew up Syria's nuclear ambitions a few years back. The IAF flew clear across Lebanon and Syria, and no one even knew they were there .... People underestimate Israel very much to their peril. We're not afraid of much. Then again, how is it even possible to scare people for whom Auschwitz is a very real thing? That's the mistake the Arabs have been making for decades. As have the Russians.
16. To: No. 3
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.29.13)
Don't be so smug. You have no idea what Israel can or cannot do. Do you think that the Jewish people have learned nothing over the centuries of relentless persecution? Have you forgotten that the Jews INVENTED nuclear physics? Who do you think built the United States' atomic weapons? Think we cannot do it for ourselves? Here's a fair warning: should the State of Israel ever think that its existence is in peril, we will not go gently into that good night. We WILL pull down the temple walls. We will take much of the rest of the world with us, and render what is left uninhabitable for the next one hundred thousand years. If we cannot live -- neither will you. And if you think that we cannot do precisely that .... think again. You have no idea just how powerful we are. Of course, the Russians are welcome to try. Their weaponry is worse than that of the Soviet Union. Do you remember back in 1982, when Israel shot down something on order of 80-plus Soviet top-of-the-line MiGs over Syria? Here's a news flash: well over half of those planes that were shot down were piloted by Russians. You may not have known that, but Israel -- and Russia -- are well aware. Russia cannot even handle a bunch of Chechen, Ossetian and Ingush untrained irregulars. What chance do you think they would stand against Israel? Have you forgotten the beating they took in Afghanistan? They haven't. Neither has Israel.
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