Comments on: Do-Nothing UN Does…Nothing http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/comment-page-1/#comment-76396 Mark Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:18:50 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/#comment-76396 Well, God knows I hope you're right...but there are a lot of assumptions that go into the prospect of a renewed ground offensive, and each of them is far from a sure thing: (1) Political will from Olmert (2) UN withdrawal of forces (assuming they ever deploy) (3) US backing of renewed offensive (I'm afraid Condi has gone European on us) ...etc.... Well, God knows I hope you’re right…but there are a lot of assumptions that go into the prospect of a renewed ground offensive, and each of them is far from a sure thing:

(1) Political will from Olmert
(2) UN withdrawal of forces (assuming they ever deploy)
(3) US backing of renewed offensive (I’m afraid Condi has gone European on us)

…etc….

]]> By: Dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/comment-page-1/#comment-76395 Dmac Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:14:14 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/#comment-76395 Based on what we've seen from the UN troops in the past, you could make the assumption that they're not going to do anything to stop the IDF, and will make haste to get out of harm's way. Based on what we’ve seen from the UN troops in the past, you could make the assumption that they’re not going to do anything to stop the IDF, and will make haste to get out of harm’s way.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/comment-page-1/#comment-76388 Mark Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:44:55 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/#comment-76388 Wishful thinking, in my view - how is Israel going to undertake a ground offensive when 15,000 foreign troops under UN command are in the way, sheltering Hezbollah every step of the way?...nevertheless, I'll read the link... Wishful thinking, in my view – how is Israel going to undertake a ground offensive when 15,000 foreign troops under UN command are in the way, sheltering Hezbollah every step of the way?…nevertheless, I’ll read the link…

]]> By: Dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/comment-page-1/#comment-76374 Dmac Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:55:01 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/16/do-nothing-un-doesnothing/#comment-76374 Mark, here's some news that may cheer you up, from Strategy Page: http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/israel/articles/20060816.aspx There's a growing consensus that this is really just a pause in a two - stage war: Israel waits until the UN proves it's completely ineffectual at disarming Hizbullah, then at the first provocation launches a massive ground offensive. Mark, here’s some news that may cheer you up, from Strategy Page:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/israel/articles/20060816.aspx

There’s a growing consensus that this is really just a pause in a two – stage war: Israel waits until the UN proves it’s completely ineffectual at disarming Hizbullah, then at the first provocation launches a massive ground offensive.

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