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I was happy to see Voinivich’s change of heart, but I don’t put much credulity on his stated reasons. I believed before (and still do), when he tried to derail Bolton’s nomination — which followed a few other hatchet-tosses at Bush’s skull — that he was in full sour grapes mode since before the 2000 election.

Prior to Bush naming Dick Cheney as his running mate, Voinivich or someone on his behalf lobbied pretty hard for the spot. Presumably thinking Bush wasn’t getting his message of availability and interest, he or his supporters put the word out in a more public, visible way and the response was an immediate, blunt and pointed “No.”

He apparently didn’t take it kindly, and threw a few snarky little hissy-fits back when. Then he was pretty low-key and quiet for a while, until the Bolton nomination arose, and he came out smoking.

My take on the present 180 is that he recognizes the serious fragility of the current ME situation and is, if belatedly, now trying to put US interests ahead of his personal pique.

It seems Nasrallah was spirited to damascus. In civilian dress. Perhaps a burka? Where there was a meeting between him, Assad, and the FM from Iran.

Now, Iran is screaming for a CEASE FIRE!

You still think the Ahma-nut-ding-don-in-a-dinner-jacket has a plan set for August 22nd, and he just needs time?

Was August 22nd the day we dropped the Fat Guy on Hiroshima?

What’s the fixation at the well where the 12th mullet dwells; that made this a ticket date for Iran?

And, what if there’s no hurry to a cease fire?

Nukes in play? Or a bargaining chip to give away?

When will the kidnapped soldiers be home. And, what if they’re not healthy?

I can see what Nasrallah started lasting awhile. If Plan B is to scream CEASE FIRE! What’s Plan “C?” Scream it while standing on your head?

I don’t think there would be hearings again if it wasn’t in the bag. There is no way Pres Bush would let it fail two times. Would be a huge failure in stature(if there is any now) in the UN.

No, Senator Voinivich changed his position, and that’s what killed it before, he now supports him. I heard Voinivich’s reason for supporting him in the hearings this morning and he had good honest reasons for changing his position. Apparently his staff has been in close contact with Bolton every since he became ambassador and feel that he is doing a great job and is definitely the man for the job. Bolton seems to be pretty sharp and really understands the UN.

Consider this:
“Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel in the hopes that maybe the weak kneed in the West will win the day and convince the West to surrender,”

In Iraq, Saddam was convinced that France would never let the U.S. actually invade Iraq. He felt that the OFF program, with the influence he had bought in Russia, France, UN and others would surely keep him in power. Does anyone think that the spiderhole was really his planned retirement home? But nothing is going to stop the U.S. now from supporting Israel until the Hezbollah are out of business in Lebanon. Pres. Bush knows that, as you said, there are 3 places now for the terrorists, with Lebanon gone, there’ll only be two left. The rats are getting cornered and are getting desperate, and will react as desperate people will, but in the end, desperation will not rule the day.

The Islamo Facists don’t really ‘want’ to die for the cause, if they did, when they lobbed the rockets they wouldn’ t run away immediately and hide. No. they just use that to console them for the day when they finally bite the big one, but, they are dedicated to pursuits that will most likely end up with them dying, it appears, anyhow

A former official in the Clinton Admin, don’t remember his name now, was on O’reilly last night trying to put a smiley face on the UN and their ability. They had 2000 observers in south Lebanon for 20 years and somehow they missed Hezbollah getting the 13000 missiles in place there. I guess they also missed the building of the hugh underground bunker system. But then that wasn’t their job.

I think it’s interesting that the Israeli’s can ‘map’ the entire bunker system in Lebanon, but we here in the U.S. with all our wonderful technological ability can’t map the bunker system under our border with Mexico. Just thought I would mention that.

Europe, wake up. Do you still doubt that the Islamofascists expect to take over all of Europe. Rather than being upset with Israel, you should support them, because even though Hezbollah has been stronger than they thought, Israel has been kicking th…..

And just a few days past 5 1/2 years of George Bush’s administration…they and we have endured so much in such a short time…and with many success, I will add!

A shift by the senators would likely dash any hopes of another Democratic filibuster of Mr. Bolton and would point to a sizable political ramification of the crisis in the Middle East.

Can you say…DELICIOUS???

Carol

While all the supplies the hezbollies put underground is also getting wiped out. Including food and water.

Can the hezzie’s last more than a week? Part of the ability to fight must incorporate logistics. Which means you have supplies to send to your front. And, replacements for the troops that get killed. Injuries? You think the lebanese have a system in place for this?

And, the UN? So, Kofi came out and made his outrageous statement. And, Harper, the PM of Canada, countered back. It seems Kofi put his Blue Helmets in harm’s way. And, refused to evacuate them. Even though the hezbollah was using every available UN outpost to lob missiles. War crimes, here? Kofi’s lap.

Within the next week, the six years of bunker systems put in place in lebanon, with the help of the iranians. And, the north koreans. And, the chinese. Will be exposed. BRING POPCORN. This should get interesting; as the lebanese seem to be controlled by masters who are in deep denial. (Well? In germany, when this happened, hitler entered his bunker. And, a lot of germans began ripping their insignias off their uniforms.) You need more than propaganda to survive.

As to the MSM, they’re meeting their match on the Internet. Just us. And, Army of David’s.

But however they are not sending similar “supportive” measures to Iraq for their buddies in arms.

If they are not so shy in Lebinaught, why are they so shy to lift their burka in Iraq?

Can anyone remember the Iraq/Iran war? It gives basis to their support but as little as it can as a possible senario. They wish to disrupt, a new Iraq being so close is not very comfortable to them. Just assisting enough to be the pot stirrier, but not putting their toe beyond the flipflop to enable a fingerprint or toeprint as applicable.

In Iraq they wag the dog, but in other places, they give pit bulls sterroids.

Has anyone seen all those nice graphics of how far missles can reach into Israel, but not seen a similar graphic as to how far the same missles can reach into Iraq or Afghanistan?

If you are concentrating on the let jab, it hard to detect the right hook.

Update: I just saw part of the video on CNN. A few things to note is the quality improvement of the video. It seems a lot more polished than past videos and it seems he is reading from a prompter. Experts are reviewing it and many think it is a ca…