How many of the ‘old guard’ Israeli figures are saying it is the best time to attack. Before the ‘enemies’ get even stronger.
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It’s a weak argument, based on the past. And the recent past is very different to the one a few decades ago.

The enemies are enemies because they want to control themselves.

Most countries have neighbours with comparable militaries. Israel can’t cope with anything like that.

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Olmert warns Israelis next war will hit their cities

Olmert warned that now that Hizbullah is the “dominant” force in Lebanon, Israel will hit back “harder than before.” Olmert added that the Jewish state did not use all means to respond in 2006, but “if Lebanon becomes a Hizbullah state, then we won’t have any restrictions in this regard.”

whatreallyhappened (Michael Rivero) Source & Commentary:

Israel is itching to get back into Lebanon, any which way it can.
And there will be a time when it will find some (or create) some justification, declaring the attack completely based on “self defense”.

However, the next attack against Lebanon will have everything to do with water.

Israel is running out of decent water, fast, and has its eyes on the Litani River, which in some areas of Israel, runs just 4 kilometers away from the Israeli border.

In the next attack against Lebanon, look for Israel to attempt to take the Litani River by any means necessary. Source: whatreallyhappened

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Syria’s President Assad is currently in Moscow, getting new weapons.

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Medvedev, Olmert discuss Caucasus conflict:

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev phoned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Wednesday in an apparent effort to ease tensions between the countries amid Moscow’s conflict with Georgia.

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Do actions speak louder than words?

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Russia sends aircraft carrier to Syria

2008-08-20

Photo: mil.ru

The Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” is ready to head from Murmansk towards the Mediterranean and the Syrian port of Tartus. The mission comes after Syrian President Bashar Assad said he is open for a Russian base in the area.

…Russia’s only aircraft carrier, will head a Navy mission to the area. The mission will also include the missile cruiser “Moskva” and several submarines, Newsru.com reports.

President Assad in meetings in Moscow this week expressed support to Russia’s intervention in South Ossetia and Georgia. He also expressed interest in the establishment of Russian missile air defence facilities on his land.

The “Admiral Kuznetsov” also last year headed a navy mission to the Mediterranean. Then, on the way from the Kola Peninsula and south, it stopped in the North Sea where it conducted a navy training exercise in the immediate vicinity of Norwegian offshore installations.  Source