July 15 2006

Weekly Musings – While the US Sleeps

J. Sweeney
7/15/06

There is no question that Israel is choosing to attack rather than be attacked. But what remains open for question is whether the citizens of the United States are going to allow our nation to be pulled into a global conflict by Israel.

Israel is looking at a future with more enemy regimes in possession of advanced weapons technology. Pakistan is already a growing nuclear power. Iran is rapidly developing delivery systems including underwater missile technology designed to push out the perimeter of allied aircraft coverage. Combined with angry rhetoric, continued support of Islamic terrorists, and an aggressive nuclear program, Iran is quickly becoming a regional power that poses a grave and gathering threat to Israel.

Now, Israel’s staunchest ally, the United States of America, is struggling through domestic political positioning to decide when our troops will leave the region. We are contemplating pulling out just as their future becomes less secure.

So, now is the time for Israel to act. It must pull the regional powers into a conflict that will accomplish the following goals.

First the immediate downgrade of terrorist networks and their military infrastructures. Second Israel must significantly degrade any WMD program sponsored by opposing regimes, particularly those of Iran and Syria. Third and most importantly for readers of this Musing, Israel must keep a significant United States presence in the region.

Israel now has a vested interest in keeping our fellow citizens in the region as allied combatants. We are an extremely effective second army for Israel and they cannot afford to let us leave before they have marginally diminished the opposing forces.

Israel’s strategy is understandable and perhaps even necessary given their position and likely future challenges. It is known to our national security and intelligence communities yet somehow the American people are not being informed of the strategy.

It is time to consider whether you are willing to fight for the survival of Israel.

Because, we’re about to…