Submitted by Dave Levy, May 21, 2007 16:55

Lebanese armed forces have been firing tank shells at point blank range into a Palestinian Arab camp. Dozens of people have been killed and wounded, mainly civilians. The Lebanese army is out to stop so-called Al Qaeda linked insurgents in the camp who claim they only want to "liberate Jerusalem".

So now the Lebanese are using the Israeli card..claiming their simple goal is the destruction of Israel., therefore their violence is justified.

Hundreds of well armed Lebanese soldiers have joined in the battle, and are not terribly concerned about collateral damage it appears.

Israel has been the victim of over 1,200 Kassam rockets since the disengagement from the Strip, with dozens being fired weekly into the Negev and southern Israel. We now learn that Iranian GRAD rockets have been supplied to Hamas, as well as the more deadly Katyushas. So, in increments, Hamas and Islamic Jihad militias are getting sophisticated rockets, with longer ranges. One of these days, Tel Aviv will be in their range..as will Jerusalem.

What does Israel do to thwart this well planned Arab war against it, it targets "leaders". The problem is ain't fools, they hide. They don't use cell phones to pin-point their location. As in Lebanon, the Arabs are smart..they want to goat the Israeli army into well fortified traps..to inflict damage with little cost to themselves.

Lebanon uses M-48 tanks, Israel targets :"leaders". At this rate, Hamas will eventually have their own tanks, and more. Then what will Israel do?

But our fearless leader still believes we (US) can bring democracy to the Arab world. How can that occur when the Arab world is made up of warlords, clans, and private armies? This is not about democracy, its about 300,000,000 people who have become drunk with oil, their only assets, and not of their own making.

With oil money, anything can be purchased..loyalty, bias, and tanks. I ask, who is paying for all these Kassams and Katyushas now being directed against Israel?

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