The inevitable war

Submitted by Michael S (United States), Mar 28, 2015 at 16:52

You were definitely gracious and diplomatic, Daniel. Caroline Glick was much more straightforward in her assessment, and I agree with her; but I believe you did as much as you could have in the face of the simmering European lion conducting the interview.

I am very concerned about Obama's threat to do an about-face of US support for Israel in the UN. The French, just today, have said they will push a measure before the Security Council, attempting to force Israel to surrender its land and sovereignty. If Obama lets that slide through, a slippery slope awaits us: Once The UNSC has passed such an anti-Israel solution, it will not be long before we see a Kosovo-Lybia-Afghanistan-style call for armed aggression against Israel by the UN. Obama has led the US and the world into great trouble while he's been at the helm. If he is allowed to continue with this madness, complete disaster awaits the world. What will be left for the world to do, after all, once Israel is eliminated as a scapegoat? LIke the gingham dog and the calico cat, they will simply eat each other up.

In other (though related) matters, the Saudi-led coalition against the al-Houthis, and the Iranian response of sending Gen. Solemeni to Sana'a, have cemented two alliances:

Saudi Alliance: Pakistan, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Yemen-Aden, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco. To this should be added Libya-Tobruk, which is allied to UAE and Egypt but not disposed to fight in Yemen. Qatar is also involved in the coalition; but because it is supporting Iran in Iraq at the same time it is supporting Saudi Arabia in Yemen, it is difficult to tell which side it is on.

Iranian Alliance: Iran, Iraq-Baghdad, Syria-Damascus, Lebanon-Hizbullah, Yemen-Sana'a and (diplomatically) Oman.

Putting aside the confused farce of the "Anti-ISIL" coalition led by the witless US, these are the largest military alliances to arise in recent years. They are similar in nature to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), led by the US and including NATO, the EU and other allied countries -- the largest coalition of countries ever known.

ISAF was a forerunner of the force that will likely attack Israel in a few years, now that Mr. Obama is openly trying to destroy the US-Israel relationship. This may take a few years to come to fruition; but I believe it will inevitably come. With full-blown wars ongoing in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Libya and now Yemen, and others budding and simmering; with these large alliances beginning to confront one another (NOTE that the Yemen incursion has turned into the very Saudi-Iranian confrontation people have warned about, a confrontation that will likely become a nuclear stand-off with now Pakistan ans soon Iran possessing nukes); with the proliferation of nukes that will surely happen if Iran is allowed to keep its production facilities; and finally, with the "World's Policeman" out to lunch the way Britain was at the outbreak of WWII, it would take an irrational person to imagine any outcome other than a disastrous war.

I certainly do not want to provoke or hasten this inevitable conflict, which is why I commend you for your diplomatic handling of the interview. At the same time, people who know God or ought to know God, need to understand the depth of what I am saying here: "Business as Usual" will soon abruptly end on this planet -- not in centuries, perhaps not even in decades -- and we need to practice trusting in our Maker as never before.

Shalom shalom

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