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Poll_Blind

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5. I'm no friend of the Israeli army but given the circumstances I'm willing to...

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 12:52 PM

Jun 2013

...cut them a little slack. The border post had been taken over by rebels, then retaken by the Syrian army. I could see Israel wanting to park a couple of tanks there as insurance against further goofiness.

At least, that's how I read the situation for the moment. I have not looked too deeply into the matter yet, I admit.

PB

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