[Dean's World] Dave Price: Israel Is Already At War With Iran

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Posted by Dave Price:
Israel Is Already At War With Iran
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1154716740.shtml


   They just aren't shooting back. [1]For those that still doubt this is
   the case:

     LONDON (AFP) - Iran will supply Hezbollah with surface-to-air
     missile systems in the coming months, boosting the guerrillas'
     defences against Israeli aircraft, according to a report by
     specialist magazine Jane's Defence Weekly, citing unnamed Western
     diplomatic sources.
     ...
     "Iranian authorities conveyed a message to the Hezbollah leadership
     that their forces would continue to receive a steady supply of
     weapons systems,"it added.
     ...
     "The details coming from the meeting reveal that they are about
     ensuring a constant supply of weapons to support Islamic Resistance
     operations against Israel," said Robin Hughes, the magazine's
     Middle East Editor.

   Sigh. Looks like I was overly optimistic in thinking Iran couldn't
   re-arm Hizbollah till hostilities ended, which just reinforces what
   I've been saying: people need to [2]accept the realities of the
   situation and [3]deal with them.
   Just for fun, let me posit a little hypothetical here. Let's say
   Israel was supplying some anti-Iranian forces based in Iraq with tens
   of thousands of rockets. They kidnap some Iranians and that sparks a
   military response from Iran. There's some debate over whether the
   group is winning or losing the ensuing conflict, but they've managed
   to launch thousands of the Israeli projectiles into Iran (deliberately
   killing Iranian civilians), and now Israel is going to supply them
   with SAMs. Oh, and the PM of Israel keeps saying Iran should be
   destroyed. Under those circumstances, don't you think Iran would have
   declared war on Israel some time ago, with little international
   condemnation given the provocation?
   If there's one lesson we can take from history, it's that a noble
   tendency toward pacifism manifested practically as pre-emptive
   surrender is not a viable strategy against implacable enemies bent on
   your destruction, regardless of what international opinion says on the
   matter. In other words, if someone's shooting at you, you damn well
   better shoot back before he kills you.
   And do you hear that ticking in the background? Nukes, nukes, nukes,
   nukes... 

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060804/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictiranhezbollahweapons
   2. http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1154619368.shtml
   3. http://deanesmay.powerblogs.com/posts/1154444959.shtml