Bush Urged To Give Israel More Time for Attacks

[Purveyor]

Groups Launch Lobbying Blitz In Washington
By Ori Nir
July 21, 2006

WASHINGTON — Bucking calls in the international community for a cease-fire in the Middle East, Jewish organizations launched a major lobbying offensive in the nation's capital this week to give Israel more time to deal a decisive blow to Islamist militants in Lebanon and Gaza.

With the civilian death toll in Lebanon surpassing 200 early in the week, international calls were increasing for a cease-fire and the deployment of an international force to Lebanon, and the United States signaled that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would arrive in the region Sunday. Israeli military officials, however, were saying that they would need up to two more weeks to decimate Hezbollah's operational capabilities.

In an effort to head off calls in Washington for a quick cease-fire, some officials with Jewish groups have spent the past few days urging policymakers to make sure that Israel is given ample time and freedom of action to inflict as much damage as possible on Hezbollah's infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

About 50 leaders of the Jewish community from across the country were scheduled to meet Thursday with Bush administration officials and congressional leaders. Pro-Israel advocates said that they would be asking the administration to slap more sanctions on Syria and to push the European Union to follow America's lead by labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

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http://www.forward.com/articles/8139

[babylonsister]

1. Warmongers and bloodlusters are sprouting up everywhere.

:-(

[I_Make_Mistakes]

8. Can you imagine GWB on Judgment Day? Er, Uh, Yeah but

what a demon from hell, my on condolence is he will be called to task for his murderous ways!

[kenny blankenship]

2. Bush hardly needs urging

and it's a damn disgusting sight to see how many DUers are applauding the continuation of massacres, knowing how it can only lead to more such bloodletting in the future.

[BillZBubb]

3. More death! Let Israel kill, kill, kill--it's only Arabs!

Jews everywhere should be ashamed.

[SammyBlue]

6. Let Hezbollah kill, kill, kill -- it's only Jews.

Arabs everywhere should be ashamed. They're not. They dance in the streets when a Jew is killed.

Then when the "Jews" fight back, they are wrong, right???

[DanCa]

4. He needs more time to divide us on the issue.

Human life doesn't mean shit to this bastard.

[blonndee]

5. Well, they've gone to the right man, that's for sure.

Killing more Ay-rabs is just his cup of tea.

[yella_dawg]

7. "Meet with congressional leaders"

The idiots think congress still has meaning.

[Kagemusha]

9. Even I might support more time for attacks if it was gonna help.

Problem is that by current trends, it's NOT.

[DELUSIONAL]

10. Since this is a WATER WAR -- securing water will take time

which is the reason bush has been told to BACK off.

Sharon said it -- 10 September, 2002, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK
Israel warns of war over water

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2249599.stm

An alleged Lebanese scheme to divert water from a river feeding Israel's largest reservoir could provoke a war, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has warned.

Israeli army radio quoted the prime minister as saying on Tuesday that the issue constituted a "casus belli", or "grounds for war".

He was addressing senior military and civilian officials after a cabinet meeting.

Lebanon opened a pumping-station on the River Hasbani in the spring of 2001 to irrigate a drought-stricken village but denies that it plans to dam the river.

The river supplies between 20 and 25% of the water flowing into the Sea of Galilee, an official at Israel's Ministry of Agriculture was quoted as saying by the French news agency AFP.

Well damned those Lebanese for wanting to keep some of their own water!

[I_Make_Mistakes]

11. CIA did a report (it was on one of the MSM stations like 5yrs ago)

That the wars in 2020 were going to be over water. It was fairly in depth about the source originating in one country and totally impacting another. It really was scarely, I want to say it was a Barbara Walters show, but I'm not sure.