Israel's Hope Needs to be Better than an American Bailout

Submitted by M. Tovey (United States), Dec 1, 2008 at 19:36

In order to understand why there seems to be dissention among the American population regarding the President –elect, one needs to understand the current divergence caused by the exquisitely polemic mindset of the liberal powerbase versus the true conservative political base, the latter now considering themselves disenfranchised with the outcome of the elections.

While some might say the election is over (get over it, some have harped), and we must assume from the results that conservative gains of the last eight years are now lost with the Barack Hussein Obama presidency, such is not so easily done. We have heard already that liberal idealists have already planned ‘retributive' actions directed to those who dared speak out against a liberal government agenda of change, and a President Obama administration chafing at the bit to get their agenda off the ground.

Many have already shared the tragedy of financial losses caused by a (Democratically controlled) congressional melt down of the economy inspired to smear the Republican administration and there is now the reinvigorated clamoring to "finally" take troops out of the Iraqi, merely to displace them in Afghanistan (out of the frying pan and into the fire).

Another reader takes pleasure in saying his prediction of a Pakistani incursion is worthy of congratulations; take that for what it is worth. Without minimizing the loss of American and Jewish lives, along with the lost lives other citizens, it is actually insignificant in the wider scheme of things, that of the real target, the Jewish presence that so offends the Muslim mindset.

The reality is that this was a diversionary tactic (did anyone think of the supposed readiness of the Iranian nuclear apparatus having enough fissionable material for a weapons-grade device, or that in view of such data, Israel may be ready to strike and are waiting for the right opportunity). How about the readiness of the Hizbollah and pro-Syrian forces in Lebanon to spark another incursion into the north of Israel, especially the Golan? How will the Obama Presidency respond to that, or even if they get a chance to before the inauguration?

We see in the recent attempts of the civil rivalry of the al Sadr militia, the remnants tensions of the Shiite /Sunni militants are nothing more than peat fires that were submerged, ready again to surface now that the American timetable for departure seems set. They will once again make it out like they were responsible for ejecting the American presence. The cross border attacks from Syrian terrorist encampments have already drawn American fire, and more can likely be expected. In the peripheral mentality, Israel will always be viewed as a collateral target if these things get out of hand. Is there a plan to deal with that situation in the Obama administration?

One thing that can be counted on, that the Muslim population outside of America is just as loathe as it ever was to embrace any American influences on Muslim societies; and the cry to repel such influences will always be there, and very easily antagonized. Will they resort to unity for that?

And the only thing that comes to mind at this moment is the repeat of the quote from President Obama's book, about his shift to Muslim thinking, if the circumstances dictate. One wonders what Israel's true position will be with the new American government (after so many years of Israel being bartered for world peace) under that mindset.

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