June 8, 2009
It appears that Netanyahu has recognized that Israel no longer has a strong, trustworthy ally in the United States now that we’re in the “era of Obama”. Hopefully, he won’t cave to pressure to hand over the West Bank like Ariel Sharon did in giving Gaza to Hamas.
Netanyahu wants “maximum understanding” with U.S.
“I want to make clear, it is our intention to achieve peace with the Palestinians and with the countries of the Arab world while attempting to reach maximum understanding with the United States and our friends in the world,” Netanyahu said.
“I aspire to a stable peace based on the solid foundations of the security of the state of Israel and its citizens.”
Remember, the Palestinians (or at least their leaders) do NOT want peace with Israel. They want NO Israel.
June 5, 2009
After over a year of analysis, it appears that Syria was further along in their nuclear program than anyone knew. In September 2007, Israel bombed a factory in Syria they claimed was manufacturing/assembling nuclear warheads.
“The IAEA has been examining U.S. intelligence reports that Syria had almost built a North Korean-designed nuclear reactor meant to yield bomb-grade plutonium before Israel bombed the facility in 2007.”
U.N. Nuke Watchdog Finds ‘Manmade’ Uranium in Syria
There’s a old (and pessimistic) saying that, “No good deed goes unpunished”, and our ‘good deed’ of handing the North Koreans nuclear technology under President Clinton is the gift that keeps giving and giving.
June 5, 2009
After their failed attempt to take over Georgia last year, Russia has decided that NATO is a growing threat to her energy security and is seeking to form their own defensive alliance in Central Asia. However, what’s the purpose of having a strong “defense” if there’s no “offense”?
Russia Assembling Rival to NATO
Socialists are rarely known to tell the truth, so lets be honest and call it an “offensive alliance”.
After the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, NATO’s purpose for existing had come to an end and should have been disbanded.
Today, NATO serves little purpose than to irritate the Russians and give them an excuse for reforming a loose confederacy of nations. Russia is pressing their advantage to the north, south, and west, and little is being done to hinder them.
Nations are either on offense and defense, and since Reagan/Bush, the US has been on the defense with Russia.
June 4, 2009
Found a good website today called “IranWatch” — it’s very focused on Iran’s quest for nuclear technology, along with detailing how the various nations (such as China, Russia, and North Korea) are helping them.
IranWatch
Iran’s Nuclear Timetable
Obama and Iran
June 3, 2009
The differences between Pres. Bush’s worldview and Pres. Obama’s are becoming more-telling every day. These differences were clear enough during the 2008 presidential campaign, but few in the mushy-middle or the loony-left seemed to care. They wanted the promising, nebulous “change” that Obama promised at every campaign speech. They wanted a slick, sophisticated teleprompter-reader who was black rather than a wrinkled-old white guy who has a clear understanding of the world.
Well, Change is here, and it’s for the worse. Whereas Israel has enjoyed nearly unquestionable US support for the past 8 years, the US is now heavily pressuring Israel to stop (and/or dismantle) settlements in West Bank. Once the settlement problem is addressed, the fabled 2-state solution will be pushed even harder.
U.S.-Israeli relationship takes new direction
The days of Israel having an unwavering ally in the US are over.
With all that’s going on in the Obama Administration, maybe all those past “questionable” associations we conservatives were warning about actually mean something. Maybe having one of your friends be a terrorist spokesman/consultant/sympathizer influences one’s view of Israel and the Middle East… nah, that’s not important.
Obama’s Good Friend Rashid Khalidi
Obama’s Ties to Terrorists
Half of America voted for Obama, but both halves are going to reap the consequences.
June 2, 2009
Since the election, the main focus of the news has been on the economic problems, and less on Israel and the Middle East. However, with President Obama’s recent trip to the Middle East, things appear to be heating up again.
It seems that no Western leader can resist the tendency to meddle in the Middle East, and Obama is no exception. What seems to have started the “discussion” between Obama, Israel, and the rest of the Middle East is his comments that Iran has a right to nuclear technology (but only for peaceful purposes, of course):
Obama says Iran’s energy concerns legitimate
Those 3,000+ centrifuges Iran often brags about aren’t exactly needed for enriching power-grade nuclear material, after all.
Moral equivalence issues aside, does anyone other than Iran really want the mullahs to have nuclear technology? Russia feeds them the technology only to destabilize the Middle East and make some quick cash. But once Iran has nuclear capabilities, Russia’s policies towards them is certain to change, probably in the form of stronger (and more careful) alliances.
March 13, 2009
An American fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone as it was flying over Iraq, according to U.S. military sources in Baghdad.
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/us-jet-shoots-d.html
Considering that unmanned drones are much cheaper and smaller than manned jets/planes, it should be no surprise that Iran is bulking up on them.
March 3, 2009
Not only is Obama rapidly “rescuing” the US economy since taking office, now he’s making us “safer” as well! And not just America, but Europe, Israel, and other vital US-allies as well.
It’s been reported that Obama is offering to abandon the US missile shield in Eastern Europe if Russia prevents Iran from further developing their nuclear weapons. Incidentally, this missile shield protects the former Soviet-bloc nations from Russia. So, we’re going to sell out our hard-earned Eastern European allies for paper promises from Russia — a nation which has proven itself a trustworthy and peaceful ally many times in the past.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090302/120375219.html
Also worthy of note is a US Admiral who is claiming that Iran already has enough fissionable material for a nuclear weapon. Therefore, any peace overtures to Russia on behalf of Iran are pointless:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1455390,w-iran-nuclear-mullen030109.article
As the world moves closer towards the “Magog Invasion”, it’s very easy to despair; but we Christians should remember Who’s moving the pieces on the “chessboard”. Our true security comes from God, and not our nation’s defenses.
America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, yet it’s government has all but abandoned them. A large percentage of Americans still hold to the basic elements of these principles, but are seemingly powerless to prevent their abandonment.
It’s always easier to “tear down” than to “build up”…
February 24, 2009
Yeah, that’s right — $900 million to Gaza, in the midst of a worsening economy and quickly expanding government. However, the cash isn’t going to Hamas, but to the Gazans. Riiiiight — who exactly put Hamas into power anyway? Wasn’t it the Gazans (though there wasn’t much of a better alternative).
What will prevent Hamas from simply taking what they want after the cash/donations are given to the Gazans? Nothing… In the Wild, Wild (Middle) East, the ones with the guns make the rules. And Hamas has most of the guns over there.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/24/america/24gaza.php
Here’s a thought: why not cut off ALL foreign aid to EVERYONE for a few years and see what happens? Do these places really need our cash to survive? It seems to me that the more $$ we send to most of these nations, the more they hate us (South Korea, and Gaza are excellent examples).
Why should the US keep sending everyone more and more money we don’t have (and haven’t had for decades)? When most people spend $$, they at least get products or services for it — what do we get by sending these places more $$? Absolutely Nothing.
Someone needs to remind the Federal government that all this cash comes from the US taxpayers, not the limitless United States Treasury…
February 20, 2009
Today, Iran is out there publicly boasting of its extensive military ties with Russia, and evidently has concluded that neither the US nor Israel will attack their reactor (or weapons factories).
I feel it is quite certain that the US will not strike first, but with the election of Benjamin Netanyahu, the likelihood of Israel launching a pre-emptive strike against Iran has dramatically increased.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96FD6000&show_article=1
Iran is (and has been) weak for many years, but they continually boast of their strength.
Interesting times, indeed.
