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leftynyc

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11. Retaliation after Iranian sent rockets

Reply to cbreezen (Reply #2)

Thu May 10, 2018, 07:40 AM

May 2018

land in the Golan is a no brainer. That it would happen almost immediately after the rockets fall also shouldn't surprise anyone. So the timing is also no surprise. The Sunni countries are becoming far to cozy to Israel for Iran's liking.

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Israel retaliates after Iran 'fires 20 rockets' at army in occupied Golan Heights [View all] turbinetree May 2018 OP

Damn. We might, stupidly, get WWIII whether we want it or not. dhol82 May 2018 #1

The timing is no coincidence... nt cbreezen May 2018 #2

Retaliation after Iranian sent rockets leftynyc May 2018 #11

Interesting timing... Docreed2003 May 2018 #3

Don't we have a pact with Israel that if they declare Chipper Chat May 2018 #4

I don't think there is some blkyank1 May 2018 #7

No, we don't oberliner May 2018 #30

Gee, here we go. What took them so long? BigmanPigman May 2018 #5

Thanks Trump. TeamPooka May 2018 #6

Donald Trump, Strengthening Hardliners on Both Sides Utah Grizzlee May 2018 #8

Yahoo MFM008 May 2018 #9

Were they kids playing with bottle rockets? pwb May 2018 #10

Bottle rockets? leftynyc May 2018 #12

So much this. nt B2G May 2018 #19

Any munitions sent against Israel Igel May 2018 #31

Hezbollah and the IRG are not kids. They are combat hardened soldiers. hack89 May 2018 #13

There has been over reaction on both sides before. pwb May 2018 #14

Iran is in Syria specially to threaten Israel hack89 May 2018 #17

No, that's not ALL you leftynyc May 2018 #20

I'm not embarrassed at all. pwb May 2018 #21

Not much to set them off? leftynyc May 2018 #22

I thought Sadam Hussein and Osama bin laden threatened Israel ? pwb May 2018 #23

Israel had NOTHING to do with the Iraq war leftynyc May 2018 #24

Who was Sadam going to use those non existent WMDs on? Was it Israel? pwb May 2018 #25

He had already leftynyc May 2018 #27

And I haven't belittled you leftynyc May 2018 #29

Not entirely accurate. There is this... Glorfindel May 2018 #26

The implication leftynyc May 2018 #28

Combat hardened soldiers? pwb May 2018 #15

Hezbollah and the IRG are the shock troops for the Syrian regime. hack89 May 2018 #16

Russia pulls the strings of all the countries you mentioned. pwb May 2018 #18

Why? Igel May 2018 #32