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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli Writer Believes US Has Abandoned Israel
2006-12-11
by Caroline Glick

With the threat of nuclear destruction hanging over us, it makes sense to conduct a debate about an Israeli second strike. While such a discussion will not dissuade Iran's fanatical leaders from attacking Israel with nuclear weapons, it could influence the Iranian nation to rise up against their leaders.
Caroline Glick is a good writer, but prone to emotional outbursts. On the surface, it appears that the Ayatollahs are being given a free hand. However, when the President mentioned his responsibility to future "generations," in context of Iran's genocidal policies, I red-flagged a hidden agenda. And it should stay hidden until Dooms-Day. Then we break out the bubbly.
I dunno. Mahmoud's been handing out warnings and 'invitations to convert' like chocolate candies lately. Making sure the Mad Mullahs™ understand explicitly what would happen seems like a good idea to me. Sometimes you rattle the sword as you draw it.
Moreover, such a debate could influence other regimes in the region like Saudi Arabia which today behave as if Israel's annihilation will have no adverse impact on them. Americans like Baker, Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and their European friends need to understand that as goes Israel so go the Persian Gulf's oil fields. Such an understanding may influence their willingness to enable Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

Tragically, in these perilous times, we are being led by the worst, most incompetent government we have ever had.

Prime Minister Olmert's way of dealing with the Iranian threat is to pretend that it is none of his business. During his visit to the US last month, Olmert abdicated responsibility for safeguarding Israel from nuclear destruction to President Bush. It didn't bother him that Bush didn't accept the responsibility. By mindlessly adhering to non-existent cease-fires with Iranian proxies in Gaza and Lebanon and squawking about peace with them, Olmert continues to behave as if this is someone else's problem.
Posted by:Sneaze Shaiting3550

#3  "Chocalate Candies" = Hershey, PA = why does Hershey Kisses hate us so???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-12-11 23:47  

#2  anon5089:
Ouch! I post a duplicate. Caroline Glick answers her e-mails: caroline@jpost.com

I never supported the 2 state policy. It is dead. Forget cut and run rhetoric; the Dems will come to their senses. Iran poses a future ICBM threat to the US. They will be taken out.
Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550   2006-12-11 10:49  

#1  Sneaze Shaiting3550, I posted this with an added email I received which you might find interesting (end of the article); what do you make of that conference's report?
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-12-11 09:53  

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