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How long can Iran continue to develop atomic weapons to threaten Israel before the Mideast will explode into war?
War in this oil region is bound to roil financial markets. The human consequences will be horrific and countless thousands of innocents will be killed.
Does the "end of days" portend war?
The weak military posture of the Obama administration has encouraged Iran to continue its nuclear weapon program.
Few think that the US and the rest of the world will take military action and change Iran’s behavior.
The brutal Iran regime will kill and torture its own people to stay in power.
Whether Israel has been right or wrong in the past, it now faces decisions for self preservation.
The hatreds in the region have festered for half a century, or more.
Iran at the United Nations
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vilified Israel before the United Nations on September 23, 2009, claiming that the Holocaust was the opinion of “just a few”, indicating his preference for Barack Obama over George Bush.
Talk of war is in the news.
Representatives of only a few nations walked out in protest.
Ahmadinejad has already announced that Iran’s foreign policy calls for the annihilation of Israel.
Ahmadinejad announces the “End of Days”
In winding up his speech to the UN in New York on September 23, 2009, the President of Iran said,
And the last point that I’d like to make. Dear friends and colleagues; The world is in continuous change and evolution. The promised destiny for mankind is the establishment of the humane pure life. Will come a time when justice will prevail across the globe and every single human being will enjoy respect and dignity. That will be the time when the Mankind’s path to moral and spiritual perfectness will be opened and his journey to God and the manifestation of the God’s Divine Names will come true.
One of many videos on youtube about the arrival of the Mahdi
The mankind should excel to represent the God’s “knowledge and wisdom”, His “compassion and benevolence”, His “justice and fairness”, His “power and art”, and His “kindness and forgiveness”. These will all come true under the rule of the Perfect Man, the last Divine Source on earth, Hazrat Mahdi (Peace be upon him); an offspring of the Prophet of Islam, who will re-emerge, and Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) and other noble men will accompany him in the accomplishment of this, grand universal mission. And this is the belief in Entezar (Awaiting patiently for the Imam to return). Waiting with patience for the rule of goodness and the governance of the Best which is a universal human notion and which is a source of nations’ hope for the betterment of the world.
They will come, and with the help of righteous people and true believers will materialize the man’s long-standing desires for freedom, perfectness, maturity, security and tranquility, peace and beauty. They will come to put an end to war and aggression and present the entire knowledge as well as spirituality and friendship to the whole world. Yes, indeed, the bright future for the mankind will come.
Although these words seem peaceful, in the context of fanatical belief in the imminent “End of Days”, this is hardly the case.
US support of Israel is not assured
Even before the 2008 election, Israelis suspected that Barack Obama was not their friend, pointing to the advisers that he had chosen as indicative of his pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli bias.
On August 27, 2009, the Jerusalem Post published a poll indicating that only 4% of Israelis saw Obama’s policies as pro-Israel. The majority of Israeli Jews thought that Barack Obama favored the Palestinians.
In contrast, a Gallup Poll on May 1, 2009 indicated that 79% of American Jews approved of Barack Obama, an approval rating among religious groups only surpassed by US Muslims (85%), and far more than US Protestants (58%) or Mormons (45%) favorable towards Obama.
The explanation for the dichotomy between Israelis and US Jews is given by Norman Podhoretz in his recent book, Why are Jews Liberals?
“Liberalism has become the religion of American Jews,” he writes, “even though it conflicts in substance with the Torah . . . [and] the most basic of all Jewish interests — the survival of the Jewish people.”
A brief window
With a pro-Palestinian US President and with Iran about to become a nuclear power, while declaring its intention to wipe Israel from the face of the earth, it would seem that Israel has only a brief window to attack Iran and destroy its nuclear potential, before it is too late.
Under President Bush, the United States had agreed to provide multi-billion dollar funding and technical support to Israel for military purposes — although there is no formal mutual defense pact between the countries.
President Obama is being pressured by his supporters to suspend funding to the Israelis.
Soon, Israel may be alone, without a powerful friend in the US.
War clouds in the Mid-East
With waning US support, it seems that Israel must go it alone and determine what steps it must take to survive the Iranian threat. But this is nothing new.
Iran’s nuclear threat to the existence of Israel and memories of the Holocaust will focus Israeli minds on how best to deal with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his belief in the imminent return of the Twelfth Iman and the End of Days.
The strategy that Israel chooses to deal with Iran will determine whether there will be war or peace in the Mid-East, which in turn will effect worldwide prices of energy and economic conditions in many countries, including the US.
In the US, a spike in the price of oil combined with the looming inflationary effects of the Obama administration’s various “stimulus programs”, will place severe pressure on the US economy.
The technology of war is now in hand. The risk is real. Religiously motivated atomic war may be coming.
Many think that Israel will be forced to strike Iran soon, before the Russians deliver defensive radar systems that would make a conventional attack on Iran’s nuclear installations even more difficult.
However, it is possible that Israelis may decide that a preemptive strike on Iran, using conventional weapons, is not in their best interests.
Should Israel let Iran get the bomb?
Iran’s nuclear facilities are dispersed and buried underground in multiple locations at the extreme outer limits of Israeli air strike capability.
If Israel were to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities using conventional air war techniques, the chances are that, at best, Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons would be postponed only a few years, while Iran would gain justification, in the eyes of many in the world, to attack Israel in return.
Stanley Kubrick said it all in Dr. Strangelove. ‘Mein Fuhrer. I can walk!’ Mad men playing with atomic weapons. Hide!
Furthermore, the Iranian government, facing a divided nation, would have the excuse of war to neutralize the opposition.
Under President Obama, the US will probably not assist Israel in attacking Iran and might even take measures to prevent Israeli action.
Israel, on the other hand, today is said to have the nuclear capability to completely destroy Iran, setting back Iran’s ability to strike Israel by fifty years or so. (It is estimated that Israel has between 70 and 400 nuclear war heads with sophisticated missile delivery systems.)
The problem with a preemptive nuclear strike is that Israel would become a pariah among nations, with more determined enemies. Although it might eliminate Iran as a threat, its global defensive posture might be weaker.
Offense or defense?
So the question facing Israel is this:
If the way to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat for the long term would be a massive nuclear strike on that country, could this be done without antagonizing world opinion?
An extremely risky strategy would be to await an Iranian first strike on Israel, once Iran is known to have nuclear war heads.
Israel is said to have a sophisticated missile defense system that might be even better in 2010. It might be possible for Israel to launch a nuclear counter-strike against Iran, while destroying incoming missiles before they do any damage.
Possible? Unacceptable?
By adopting a nuclear deterrent defensive posture and continuing to put bombs on offensive and defensive missiles, Israel might be able to keep ahead of Iran (it now is said to have a fifty year lead), possibly avoiding war entirely, and, if Iran does attack, have the world on its side as it responds in self-defense.
After all, with an incoming missile from Iran (which would be presumed to have a nuclear war head), why wouldn’t Israel be justified to respond in kind?
This strategy would have the added benefit of postponing any preemptive action against Iran until Barack Obama is out of office.
But if the defense shield fails?
What should the world do? Nothing, allowing Iran to become a nuclear power?
Should Israel attack Iran before it acquires nuclear weapons? Or rely on its own nuclear deterrent? Should the US join Israel in attacking Iran? Or watch from the sidelines?
The problem of Israel has been festering for decades. Will 2010 be the year of decision?
Who can stop this madness? Barack Obama (Nobel Peace Prize Winner)? The United Nations? The Nobel Peace Prize Committee? The European Union? Al Gore (Nobel Peace Prize Winner)?
Are you ready? Where will you hide?
In the meantime, let us all sing these hopeful lyrics from the closing scene of Dr. Strangelove:
We’ll meet again
Don’t know where
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day
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Let us play the “What if” game.
What if Iran used its nuclear technology (or oil money) to develop (or buy from Russia / China) nuclear weapons… and then used them on Israel?
Okay, Israel is removed from the map. Along with the millions of Jews who would die (because they didn’t organize an attack first) there would be 100s of 1000s of Muslims residing inside Israel’s internationally acknowledged borders.
Then, another 1 – 2 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza would probably be likely to die within months from the fallout.
So… Ahmadinejad, who professes to love his fellow Muslims, would murder millions of them to wipe out Israel?
Maniacs historically are known to do worse.
Does any Muslim anywhere think a maniac with a nuclear weapon who would kill his own co-religionists, would stop with Israel?
He would threaten war on the entire Middle East to get his way… and control over 60% of world oil.
A nuclear Iran is in no-one’s interest.
If Israel doesn’t stop him (soon) another will. But there is more than one way to stop a maniac tyrant. I wonder, if someone had fired a well aimed bullet at Hitler in 1933…?
I just cannot believe what some people think about this.
First of all, you should all check and see how real Jewish people protest against Israel and against zionism.
Isn’t that something?
Jewish people against Israel and zionism?
Why is that not on the news?
I respect all religions and beliefs and I believe that every normal human being does not support any kind of war.
It is so with Jews, Muslims, Christians and with so many other good people believing something different.
That funny president of Iran didn’t say he would like to wipe out Israeli people; he meant that he would like to remove Israel from the map.
This is the same Israel that real Jews are protesting against.
So, my dear zionistic and propaganda machine friends, why is it that the president of Iran and the Jewish people are on the same track?
I will tell you; they both want peace and the end of the occupation of Palestine.
Some jewish people were living there before and will be living there even if country of Israel had not been invented by the British and others.
The country of Israel was created for only one reasons: the control of Middle Eastern resources.
Everybody who are fair-minded can see this.
Some people writing here seem to justify the killing of innocent people, even if they are women and young kids.
So many times the Jewish people mention holocaust that I would ask you, why after the genocide of the Jewish people would they inflict genocide on others, such as the Palestinians?
Remember that the Nazis had what they claimed to be really “good reasons” for destroying Jews, just as Israelis today have really “good reasons” to destroy the Palestinian people and a country that belongs both to Jews and other religious groups.
One more time; google “jews against Israel” and be prepared to be shocked.
And I pray to all the gods that the god of the propaganda machine will fail and that people will be able to clear their minds.
Long live Israel!
I am a kenyan citizen residing in Nairobi. Israel has had many enemies bent on annihilating them. the whole book of Esther in the bible is about a scheme that had been made to “wipe Israel from the world map”. in the end the plan backfired on the schemers with fatal consequences. Numbers 23 in the old testament talks of a king who hired balaam to curse Israel but instead the hirling blessed them.
I pray for the peace of jerusalem for they shall prosper them that love israel
I want to visit israel one day and behold the land that God almighty has favored for generations.
I warn whoever attempts to destroy Israel that will amount to commiting suicide
Any Jew reading this response…I love you n pray for you for God has favoured you. No weapon fashioned against you shall prosper……as the mountains sarround Jerusalem, so the Lord sarrounds (you) his people, now and forever more
The problem is that NOBODY on this planet has morals anymore.
Not the asians, not the americans, not the europeans, not the UN, nobody.
So the muslim world will succeed in the long run.
When the US pulls out of Iraq – Iraq will be invaded by Iran for sure, with its 60% shiite population.
Syria has made strong ties to Iran, and Turkey is on its way. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc, are worried about $$$$, and have no need to be extreme.
Recently Iran made threats against Russia, warning them to not side with the UN sanctions.
The Iranians are playing strong in South America, with Chavez and others.
Israel is getting worse too. The population has become like the rest of the world (iphone, big screen tv, gay parades in Jerusalem, etc), and they are scared whenever they travel.
When I read the newspaper in Israel or see the US TV, I can confirm that we have lost our identity.
So until ISRAEL brings a real leader (there is not even a religious leader in israel worth following, because they too are $$$ motivated), we are bound to go down, and down.
But so what – i am sure the planet will survive without us.
amen brother,you have stated the truth
There’s 3 ways this can end. None of them looking pretty. Option #1, Iran gets the bomb. Prompting an almost certain middle eastern nuclear arms race. A bunch of radical Muslims with nukes can’t be good…for anybody.
Option #2, Iran gets the bomb(Whose to say they don’t already have one?) and all hell breaks loose. They either sell it to Hamas who blows Jerusalem sky high immidiately or just do it themselves, which Ayatollah truely believes is religously mandatory.
Option #3 (and probably the most likely), Israel bombs Iran’s nuclear facilities back to the Stone Age. And suddenly the entire Muslim world has a PERFECT political excuse to attack Israel, especially since Israel’s only ally (THE WONDERFUL US of A!!!) is currently being controlled by an Islamic communist.
No matter how this conflict plays out, the results are NOT good. There is absolutely no good outcome. At all. I ask all Christians and Jews alike who are reading this to pray to God that you are protected. Because all of this MUST take place. If you read your Bible (particularly Revelations) you know that what is going on right now is inevitable.
Don’t be scared, just be prepared. JESUS is great.
The main mistake of Israel is that it had postponned the war until it has become worse. Anyway, still today is better than tomorrow.
I agree with Harrison that what is going on is predicted in the Bible. (Of course, i’m speaking in general.) Yes the great danger is when Israel would have to face the world without the help of America, after the latter has been captivated by the fashists and communists who today appear with smiley faces (I mean Barack Obama specifically, and the Democrat party in general). I believe today Israel can still destroy Iran if it goes firmly to the war, without stopping it in the midway.
Still, however, the United Nations is the main Satanic organization that will launch war on Israel in the future. I believe this is what is said in the Revelations when it speaks of a new world order, all the world under the same regime, and a new king different from others. In the future, the satanic organization that is called United Nations will invade Israel; the real danger is from this beast. This can be done in the future once America falls in civil war after Obama has been elected by the Americans who are now brainwashed by the communists so they elected a communist without knowing.
Micho
Notice: In the interests of civility, comments that consist primarily of personal rants and diatribes against citizens of this or that country, will no longer be permitted on this article.
I am not sure how this comment will be taken, but for what it is worth…
I am an ultra-orthodox Jew, who was born secular and strengthened over the years. I have always been interested in this subject, but over the last few years have been putting it on the side to take care of my family/personal life…
There are some ‘holy men’/rabbi’s if you want to call them, who are known to be able to ’smell’ future developments. Proof is with the famous Rabbi known as the Chofetz Chaim who said in the 1930’s that soon a tragedy never seen will befall european Jews… check it out its fact.
So recently, could be even last week one of these Rabbi’s who is referred to as the “Chalban” (The Milkman – because he owns his own local milk company believe it or not!) said Iran already has a nuke sitting in a room, and putting the nuke aside he said its clear in the spiritual realms that quote: “The arabs are ready to attack”.
My brother in law loves to go to his lectures, and last week he said this is imminent and asked all his students to go pray at a certain grave of one of our ansectors.
Now most of you are laughing right now but I am born and raised western-secular. I never believe these things but this particular Rabbi is WELL KNOWN and he NEVER says these types of things.
Therefore = I believe very VERY soon, unless something drastic happens, a massive attack on Israel is about to occur.
With prayers and good deeds we believe any bad decree can be mitigated. So it is entirely possible that this war will not happen – but if it does – bookmark this comment and let it be proof to the world.
Have a great hopefully bomb free week!
A Yid
Jerusalem, Israel
IRAN is a big country and start a war with IRAN is very dengrous for israel…………..IRAN javid israel nabood
Bible prophesy and Israel are both interlocked. It was the Bible that foretold the return of Israel to her home land and that when this event happens that the return of Jesus would soon follow. There are many prophets and preachers around the world that are now confirming that this event will soon be a reality. Satan has been very active trying to prevent this from happening over the past 100 years in particular; firstly with the holocaust through WW2 and now with some Islamic nations bent on the destruction of Israel. We are now in very interesting days and I believe that it will turn out far more positive than what many people are expecting. Here is a link to a free download of a book that will explain where Israel and the Church is in regards to Bible prophesy.
As the year 2010 has progressed, the intensity and feeling of the comments on this article seems to have increased. As explained in my policy on comments (see tab at top of page), in the interests of illustrating the emotions that a topic stirs, I have allowed some of these comments to pass.
ISRAEL BELONG TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE!
The name Israel is JEWISH! google it! nothing to see with terrorist fanatic muslim arabs.
Israel Allways has belonged to the Jewish people!
Even before Jesus which by the way He had preached to the jewish people no to the “palestinians” they didn’t existed. They were invented recently.
Israel has been given by God only and just to the 12 tribes of ISRAEL not to the nomadic muslims.
The catholic priests invented the quran and gave it to the arabs in 600 after christ just to bother the jewish people.
However the jewish book exists since 3500. I AM true christian with ISRAEL and fully commited back them if further need of help.
May God care his beloved chosen people and destroy their our enemies.
Despite every Nation having the right to make weapons of its choice for its safe defence, but the case with Iran is abit suspicious, becoz its president has repeatedly calling for the destruction of Israel.This raises eyebrows to everyone who loves peace. Who on Earth would love to see demise of aparticular country? Where would all people of israel go after its demise? Shame on almadinejan, shame on Iran. Long live Jesus Christ. Amen.
im an american iranian jew. imagine how i feel about this whole situation? when i think of it it just gives me chills to think about how all these people are going crazy, and in case you are wondering, i 1000000% back israel. iran has NO right at all to have nuclear weapons people dont know the iranian mentality, iranians are crazy and ruthless trust me i am one i know, iranians love the drama and wont stop till they get beat and thats EXACTLY what israel needs to do. they need to ruin iran until they get the message. jews have every right to exist just like iranians, arabs, americans, europeans and etc. infact they should be even more respected because jews went through the holocoust and no one deserves anything like that ever again. trust me i would know ive been to auschwitz, majdanek, berkinau with 7 different survivors. israel should do everything in their power to stay alive.
for all the iranians…
enshallah jomhuriye islamiyeh iran bemeereh. hamehsoon sheqleh meymooon hastaan. ahmadinejad goeh saag-eh va ENSHALLAH TU JAHANAM BESOOZEH!!!
When they talk about destroying Israel what do they mean?
Israel does not have the right to exist! The Israelis are usurping a land it is not theirs? By bully force sponsored by initially Britain and the UN =(America). Is not? So…, the western media goes over and over again about a simple figure of speech used by the Iranian president and used it as an stupid excuse. OK America and Jews from Israel, who are not genuine real Jews anyhow, go ahead, attack Iran and stop that imbecile empty endless talk !!! ISRAEL BELONGS TO THE PALESTINIANS!
By the way I born and educated Christian but I don’t believe in God!
Don’t believe in god?? Well that is sad for you my friend……..very sad indeed!
Stay tuned.
NATO : Talk only no action.
After all the world is going to end. Sooner or later. Why not now ? Don’t waste anymore time.
End of the world has been heard over and over again. Just need a little action.
Words has to be honoured. Commitment has to be fulfilled.
Do not utter only blank words.
Syria said to give Scud missiles to Hezbollah
To ratchet the Mid-East War Situation up another notch, in April 2010 Israel claimed that Syria had given Scud missiles to Hezbollah. The Syrian arsenal of Scud missiles is said to be in the hundreds.
Scud missiles are believed to be able to reach any target in Israel and some may carry war heads with chemical weapons.
These missiles would augment Hezbollah’s reported arsenal of 30,000 rockets.
Youtube Video on Coming of Mahdi taken down
The second video in this article initially showed a man who claimed to have witnessed the arrival of the Mahdi. This video has been taken down by the person who had posted it on youtube and is no longer available.
In its place, I have posted one of many videos available on youtube about the arrival of the Mahdi. For those who are interested, there are a many videos on youtube on the subject of the end of times and Islamic teachings about the Mahdi.
We Muslim people love orthodox and we hate Zionists because Zionists are the killers of Muslims and orthodox. That is why Pakistan will never accept Israel in any circumstances whatsoever. Most in the Pakistan army are shiatt. In any retaliation, the Pakistan army will enter israel and destroy every thing, including buildings, humans and maybe something like nuclear power plants. If Israel attacks Iran, Hezbollah, Pakistan and Russia will go with full power of attack on israel. So think not about Iran but about the Pakistani army and airforce and that 69 percent are shia. Israel knows that what the shia people are.
I read your letter about how you feel about Israel and was wondering whether all Muslims hate the Jews, and if so why is there such feeling towards them. I would be interested to get some feed back from different Muslim people as to why this is so, and if it is.
Hi Ray,
I’m not a Muslim, but I lived for a decade in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country and have many long-time Muslim friends. Most Muslims don’t hate Jews, or even think about them very much. However, there are about a billion Muslims in the world and even a tiny percentage of radical Muslims is a lot of people.
Most of the antipathy for Jews is found in the Mid-East, although radical Muslims are found also in places like Pakistan. The primary reasons for hatred of the Jews are related to the establishment of Israel in lands that have been occupied by Muslims for hundreds of years.
The full explanation of why radical Muslims feel the way they do is quite complex and there are many good books on the subject. The bottom line is that where this hate exists, it is likely to be very deep rooted and unlikely to change in the near term.
First, no one in Israel will desert Israel even after reading this article and the dark prophecies.
It is indeed a very complicated situation and this good article emphasizes the dilema and asks the right questions.
There is no good option but the less worse one.
Unfortunately, it seems that Israel will have to compete with a nuclear Iran, and trust to its defense systems that might be even better as time passes, although the cost of a failure is catastrophic from the Israeli point of view,
it might be possible for Israel to launch a nuclear counter-strike against Iran, while destroying incoming missiles before they do any damage.
But there is another aspect, that was not discussed here:
If the world will be weak with Iran, other countries as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and others will want their own nuclear capability (as they are afraid of Iran no less then Israel) and then the situation will be much more complicated.
The problem is that Iran is a western world problem and not just an Israeli problem.
Israel already said that she will not accept any tie break weapon in the mid east area.
According to this statement, attack is inevitable and it is never too late even if Iran will have a nuclear bomb (under the assumption that Israel will be able to intercept the missile).
Bur what about rest of the world? Terrorists (most of them are supported by Iran and Syria in one way or another)?
Can United States of America can take the risk of another September 11th, but a nuclear one?
The Jews have 70 to 400 nukes. Jesus.
The Israelis have a reputation of going ROUGE if pushed to the wall. These guys are not joking. The Holocaust experience and discrimination over many centuries had toughened the Jews and made them realize that its best to prevent than to cure. And they should prevent at any cost rather than wait for the cure.
Iranians must be careful. They are playing with a wounded lion. People think that United States can stop Israel if they make up their mind to attack Iran, but im sure that this is not the case.
The case is that they will hit Iran so hard that if they survive, they will end up having lots of respect for the Israelis just like what happened with Egypt and other Arab nations who would never think about having any conflict with Israel again.
Charlie, not sure where you live, but rest assured what you are saying is correct-everything.
Having 2 sons in the IDF I say this with much regret and worry, but it is what it is, and it MUST be done. Under NO circumstances will our leaders-however appeasement oriented they are in the short-term, often tethered to Washington-allow Iran to have the bomb.
At the very last moment before they go nuclear-the Mossad has the best intel on this-Iran will be attacked.Yes, they will be, and all rational Israelis know this to be true.
Iran does not need to war with israel directly , Hezbollah is enough for that!
Israeli drone fleet can reach Iran
In April 2010, Israel announced that it has a powerful fleet of drones capable of reaching Iran. See: News Article
By this date, the consensus is that the Obama policy of containing Iran through UN negotiations and sanctions has failed and that a nuclear Iran is inevitable.
Obama has openly dissed the Israeli Prime Ministers at a meeting in the White House. American Jews, as predicted, are more concerned with liberal politics and supporting Obama than the safety or survival of Israel.
China and Russia are on the side of Iran. The US has suffered a major diplomatic defeat.
Israel is now alone.
Enough is enough. This country cannot continue to show weakness to these killer/terrorists, We need to eliminate these people and show them the spirit of what a free people will do when we have had enough of your threats and cowardly attacks on innocent lives, We must support our brothers in Israel, and pray that GOD guide our leaders to do the right thing.
Did you pray for killing GAZA kids?
I pray for no killing but lets be realistic, these poor innocent children are born and taught at an early age to fight and die for their beliefs only GOD can protect these lives and I pray for this
All the world should know better: it always starts with the Jews, it never ends with them. It also should be a great concern for all of us when a dictator who has potential nuclear capability has told the world, for everyone to hear, that the Jewish State will be wiped off the map. In this situation, there is not much of a choice for Israeli strategists: a preemptive nuclear strike on military targets in Iran – for no aftermath retaliation from the Iranian military forces – and nuclear strikes on the atomic Iranian sites, for destroying the nuclear aspirations of the Iranian dictator. And better now than later, otherwise the price the world will pay for the Iranian dictator’s adventure will be too high.
The Health care bill passed today, which means america is done. Everyone living outside of the USA knows this. Wonder why America is never mentioned in Revelations in the Bible? Because it will not exist. This country has turned its back on God and he has sealed our fate.
No president has ever shown a broad lack of respect towards Israel that Obama has. I’m sure that whatever Israel is planning, it is being planned without the USA in mind.
Once the US decline becomes more and more evident, the coyotes of the Middle East will move in on its prey. Israel will do what it has to do, and that is a military strike against Iran, which is exactly what its enemies want. Iran is merely the spark that will ignite the fire. Middle Eastern countries no longer use its own militaries to confront its problems. Instead, it is terrorist organizations (Hezbullah, Al Qaedia, etc.) that are funded to do its dirty work to achieve the Muslim world’s ultimate goal, the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel.
As a Christian, I feel obligated to stand by Israel, even if my president will not.
So I think I speak for all Christians and Jews when I say: Let them come. All who rise against God’s people shall be destroyed. May God have mercy on their souls.
Yes, It’s all very strange indeed. American Christians standing by Israel, while American Jews (except for the orthodox) mostly stand by Obama.
Are have a proof that Iran attack the other nation, tell me when, where….
Now see what zionis do..Damned if you do, or if you Don’t
“If they run they’re VC. If they stand still, they’re a well-disciplined VC”.
- Marine door gunner in the movie, Full Metal Jacket
During the 1930’s and 40’s in Germany, genocide took place and the Red Cross was at least tricked into believing that Warsaw Ghetto wasn’t as bad as it really was, in the years preceding the main events of WWII. Gaza is clear, YouTube, all over Al Jazeera, Salem-News.com and other serious sites. Anyone who cares can see the civilian destruction and devastation wrought by the IDF against the people of Gaza. Doctors said they saw no militants, only civilian men, women and children, plenty of children with injuries too severe to describe.
It is disgusting that the U.S. government ignores this clear case of genocide and series of war crimes documented against Israel’s attack on Gaza in 2008/09 called “Operation Cast Lead”. A Jewish War Crimes Tribunal Judge, Richard Goldstone, wrote the report that cites numerous violations of International Law; targeting schools, hospitals, and directing civilians to evacuate to certain areas, which were in turn attacked with millions and millions of dollars worth of bombs supplied mostly by U.S. taxpayers. They used white phosphorous, which is totally illegal to drop on homes, which they did. There are no excuses for killing 1,400 in retaliation for the 4-6 Israelis who died in Hamas rocket attacks.
Israel carefully planned and killed over 1400 in Gaza, including approximately 400 children, while injuring tens of thousands. The abuse of Israel toward the Palestinians is the single worst thing taking place in the world today. There is no more brutal regime in place than Israel’s.
Iran has never attacked the U.S. or talked about it. The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said something once that was misconstrued as “wiping Israel off the map”. It is the same old thing over and over and over and over and over and over again. Whereas Israel can make plans to outwardly attack Iran and then suck its pawns, the Americans into it, and insult people and brand an entire religion as “terrorists” when nobody does more terrorizing than the Israeli Defense Forces.
Now what of your opinion – Iran Or Israel a brutal regime
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that the Holocaust and 9/11 is a western hoax. I reckon anyone how makes statements like that has to be a worry to world peace.
@Danial
“there are no excuses for killing 1,400 in retaliation for the 4-6 Israelis who died in Hamas rocket attacks” are u kidding me???
So, what you are saying is that Israel will wait till Hamas kill 1000 Israelis from rocket attacks before justifying attacking Hamas? And why would Hamas fight from civilian area? They just wanted this result for international sentiments and recognition. They contributed 70% of the cause of death of those civilians and children.
If people cause war, they should blame themselves for the casualties and consequences of the result.
I dont believe in war and forceful conflicts, but i also think that many people from middle east (Muslims especially) hate each other and hate westerners.
They are all haters who kill one another for nothing. Just because they misinterpret some verses in the “Koran” and they end up blowing stuff in the name of hate and religion.
WSJ editorial comments on Obama’s dissing of Israel
Last week, VP Joe Biden, later supported by Hillary Clinton and President Obama, displayed the current US anti-Israel policy for all the world to see.
The WSJ editorial suggests that this may mean that Israel will be less likely to listen to US calls for restraint in the future, not considering the US to be an honest broker.
See a transcript of the editorial here: http://capital-flow-watch.net/vw5
the playing of the card is the game
the instant iran plays the card,it’s “won”
it will be a disaster for the western world and europe(aka northern saudi arabia) not just israel
whack em now
Double standards from the western governments and Israel. Iran has no problem to make a weapon if it so wishes.
Israel, Germany, Holland and a few other countries have nukes without being told what to do with them so why is Iran any different?
The propaganda machine is on the move again and the stupid public (most of them)are sucking up all the lies from the press who love so much to fuel the fear and control the mids of many by scare tactics.
A war will happen and there’s nothing anyone reading this comments section can do to stop it from happening.
Shame that stupid fools are in charge of who gets killed and who lives.
Well, Charlie when did Israel, Holland and Germany threaten to wipe another nation off the face of the earth(?)……….you get my drift(?)
Any unbiased person can see that extremist Muslim nations are bent on the destruction of Israel as a nation at any cost. They would consider their own death, or annihilation as great heavenly reward and would not be too concerned. They will not hold back from continuing in their endeavor to see this fulfilled. Iranian leadership must be viewed as a cooperate suicide bomber because of the fanatical view that they hold to what they believe are now the ‘End of Days’. To not take their threat to annihilate Israel would be foolishness of the highest order.
Iran has exactly the same right to nuclear technology as everyone else. Funny how it’s always the countries that already have nuclear weopons constantly opposing others from doing the same. There was peace in the middle east before Isreal excisted, Arabs, Jews and Persians all lived happily together before the west went for the oil. The west needs to mind it’s own fucking business and stopping being the world police. Freedom from tyranny both foreign and domestic is the right of all. Remember that.
First of all its time to grow up and start living in the real world. We would have never stepped a foot over there if our world trade centers hadn’t been destoyed and so many innocent lives were lost. That’s originally what started everything. As far as stopping iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, it couldn’t be a better idea. Everyone has the same right unless that right is taken away from them. You wouldn’t let a criminal out of jail and then hand them a weapon as soon as they exit the doors. A felon is not allowed to own a weapon in this country because he is known by the government to not be trust worthy. Do you support gang members obtaining weapons? Most of them haven’t been convicted yet so i guess that means we should just let them obtain any weapons they can because they have that right. Police stop doing your jobs now bcause they all have to right to those weapons. Sounds crazy right? If we thought they would use those weapons for the good of mankind, they would have every right to obtain them. The good of mankind includes having to have war to maintain peace. evil is going to exist whether we like it or not. it has since the beginning of time. the only way to keep peace is to stop evil. If someone was to break into your house and try to hurt your child or spouse and you walked in on it, what would you do? stand back and let them do whatever they wanted because hurting them wasn’t the peaceful thing to do? If you would you need help. Our government and troops are the same thing. The parents to this country that will do anything to protect us. Thank god you live where you live. If we think their going to use those weapons to hurt innocent people we will do anything we can to stop that (promoting peace). Instead of having to go to war with them in the future (still promoting peace) why not “nip it in the bud” and not let them obtain weapons to begin with. As much as America would like to “mind it’s own f*cking business”, we just care to much about the safety of our one and only world to turn our head the other direction. Granted that would be the easiest thing to do, but by all means no real american is a quitter. Please, to all out there that read this please start speaking up for our countries beliefs and morals that we grew so strong on. We need to drown out idiots like these because their obviously still wet behind the ears. Its not just about being a citizen of the United States, but a citizen of this world. If we continue like we do, hope won’t matter because we won’t be around to hope. Weapons like these will destory the world. Putting it in the wrong hands is just asking for it. For america or another innocent country. Speak up, stand for whats right and true. Opinions are out there everywhere you go. Facts are the instincts we undoubtably have. Protect your country like you would protect your family and home.
1st of all what has Iran got to do with 9/11? Not a damned thing. If you want to get real, try finding out why the islamic world hates america, i think you’ll find it is because of american interference in their domestic concerns. The rest of your arguments are as pathetic and non applicable as the 1st.
Hey, Brett…………..”Freedom from tyranny both foreign and domestic is the right of all” (Your words) -that’s kinda’ why we don’t like nations like Iran getting their hands on nukes.
“Remember that.”
Brett, I really do agree w/ you more than you know!!!
I don’t like any nation having any weapons of mass destruction at all. That’s not the point, self determination free from foreign influence is. America does not have the right to enforce its will upon other nations, especially considering that america is the most aggressive country on earth with the majority of weapons of mass destruction. The hypocrisy is palpable. When america gives up it’s nukes, then and only then can they honestly be respected in any discussion of banning nuclear weapons, whether from a country or the world at large. america only wants to preserve its place of power at all costs.
what would have been better. WWII, loss of millions of lives, billions dollars, or elimination adolf hitler before he came to power.. Same goes for Iran, and this moron called ahmadi nejat. THE HISTORY IS ABOUT TO MAKE A NEW TURN BEFORE OUR EYES.
Mchael T, regarding your closing remark about “HISTORY” -somehow we just don’t learn from it!!!
Nobel Peace Prize to Barrack Obama bodes ill for peace in Mid-East
Only four US Presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and now Barrack Obama.
Teddy Roosevelt was famous for his motto, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”, his leading the charge of up San Juan Hill in the invasion of Cuba, his slaughter of animals in Africa and South America, and his sending the “Great White Fleet” around the world to display American military power.
Woodrow Wilson was famous for being elected on the slogan “He kept us out of the War” and promptly asking Congress to declare war on Germany, sending Amerian troops to die in European trench warfare. On the “peace side” of the equation, he proposed the founding of the ill-fated “League of Nations”, which the US Congress did not ratify and which did nothing to prevent World War II.
Jimmy Carter was known for his feckless, weak response to Iran which held the US embassy hostage — which in the fullness of time is now leading to Iran’s possession of an atomic bomb and threatening the future of Israel. He is also know for his support for such world peace figures such as Hugo Chaves (leftist dictator of Venezuela), Khaleed Mashall (exiled Hamas leader), Yassar Arafat (Palestinian terrorist), Jean-Bertand Aristide (Haitian strongman), Fidel Castro (Cuba dictator), and general anti-US policy.
Barrack Obama, like Carter, has taken an anti-Israel stance and has the strong support of Jimmy Carter regarding US policy. It is not quite evident what Barrack Obama has done so far to merit the Nobel Prize for Peace, other than to have appointed various Marxists among this “czars” and having gone around the world talking down the US.
In general, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to people who are ineffectual in advancing the cause of world peace, but who demonstrate leftist or other political credentials that endear them to the socialists who award this prize.
John, you would think that these socialists could at least spell their own award correctly -The Nobel Prize for Appeasement
This is not a recommendation of what Israel should or should not do, nor a prediction of what they will do, nor what the Iranians will do.
Rather, it is a comment on the increased danger in the Mid-East when the US has a weak, anti-military, perhaps pro-Palestinian President and when the historical US policy of standing on the side of Israel may be abandoned.
Obvious a “wait and see” attitude is extremely dangerous for Israel. But an attack on Iran with conventional weapons that may be hindered by the US and/or Russia is also dangerous.
A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal even fantasized that the UN, with the backing of the US, might impose sanctions on Israel for not conforming to world anti-nuclear sentiment.
This blog is about financial markets, not war strategy, nor are predictions made regarding the outcome of future conflicts.
The point being made is with reference to uncertainty in the financial markets and the impact of a US president who is beginning to be perceived as weak and indecisive may have on the peace of the world and financial recovery.
Commentaries in the press and on the Internet about what Iran/Israel will or will not do, or what should be done, are becoming increasingly strident.
If Iran gets the bomb (or perhaps, “when” Iran gets the bomb) weapons may not only be transferred to Lebanon or Syria, but also via Afghanistan (after Obama and NATO withdraw troops), to be delivered by land or sea to Europe or North America.
The Obama Presidency seems to have increased uncertainty as to the outlook for war and peace, which, in terms of capital markets, means greater investment risk.
This is not logical at all. Do you garantee the accuracy of the anti-missile shield of israel? Or that Obama will leave office after 3 years? Or that iran having also a good anti-missile shield? Or that there will not be a transfer of the nuclear wapons to Lebanon and Syria(via Iran)
If the people of israel believe this article…they will be in panic and desert israel at once! I am a surgeon. In surgery we believe “open and see”; never “wait and see!!”
thank you someone smart