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In reply to the discussion: Putin Hints Russia Will Clip Israel’s Wings Over Syrian Skies [View all]Reter
(2,188 posts)23. If that happens, let them duke it out
No more wars for Israel.
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I happen to have it on first-hand knowledge that he wrestled a bear once!
Elmer S. E. Dump
Sep 2015
#13
"the US post-Bush has pretty much made the strategic choice to withdraw from the middle east,
geek tragedy
Sep 2015
#8
the person is claiming that Obama is encouraging Iran and Russia to gain power
geek tragedy
Sep 2015
#15
There was no withdrawal. The strategic mistake was as in Afghanistan, regime change by Saudi proxy
leveymg
Oct 2015
#28
There's a whole range of things we could do about, if we wanted to, starting with
leveymg
Oct 2015
#31
CIA, the Seven Sisters, the major TV networks certainly did make an example of Carter.
leveymg
Oct 2015
#36
Yes the Israeli IDF kept the 175mm Gun for decades for use against AA batteries
happyslug
Sep 2015
#17
The Russians have their own counterbattery capabilities. Israel can't just lob shells now.
leveymg
Oct 2015
#39
Speaking of hair-triggers, one should avoid combat between nuclear-armed states.
leveymg
Oct 2015
#32
Hey, if your neighbors plot for your destruction & lob rockets at you, you can flatten them.
7962
Sep 2015
#10
The Palestinians got in bed with the terrorists, Israel will continue to defeat them.
7962
Oct 2015
#37
The Israelis have been warned by Putin to leave Iranian and Hezbollah interests alone.
roamer65
Sep 2015
#11
The Russians have been improving their Air Force since Putin took over in 2000
happyslug
Oct 2015
#42
If Afghanistan is any indicator, I think Russia will have more concerns than Israel in Syria.
still_one
Oct 2015
#26