Israel/Palestine

bemildred

(90,061 posts) Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:00 AM Mar 2016

Hezbollah chief warns Israel there will be 'no red lines'

BEIRUT (AP) -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has warned Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying it will fight any new war with the Jewish state without any red lines.

In an interview with the Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen station Monday, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the group has a comprehensive list of targets in Israel that includes nuclear reactors and biological research centers it can hit.

"There will be no ceiling, limits or red lines," he said. "We can strike any target we want inside occupied Palestine."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_LEBANON_ISRAEL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-21-15-48-22

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Hezbollah chief warns Israel there will be 'no red lines' (Original Post) bemildred Mar 2016 OP

did they have red lines before? 6chars Mar 2016 #1

I'm guessing it's not the best English translation of what he said. bemildred Mar 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Mar 2016 #3

The "red lines" thing that you noticed is a misapplication of a cliche. bemildred Mar 2016 #4

6chars

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1. did they have red lines before?

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:29 PM

Mar 2016

good thing Israel withdrew from Lebanon and let UN Peacekeepers ensure that Hezbollah would not rearm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1701

bemildred

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2. I'm guessing it's not the best English translation of what he said.

Reply to 6chars (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:35 PM

Mar 2016

But clearly he wants to make threats. Perhaps the fact that Putin and Bibi get along well has him worried.

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bemildred

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4. The "red lines" thing that you noticed is a misapplication of a cliche.

Reply to 6chars (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:44 PM

Mar 2016

What he means, I think, is what "all options are on the table" means when the US government uses it, all out war. But like I said, I think he feels a little insecure, and yet belligerent. Not a good combination.

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