Big War Around The Corner?
May 26th 2009
There is a well known saying in the Jewish world - a quote from the book Ethics of The Fathers. The book is a collection of ethical teachings gathered from the greatest Jewish Rabbis that lived roughly around the 2nd and 3rd Centuries. The quote is:
“Who is wise? The one who sees the eventual outcome” - Ethics of The Fathers, 2:16
This saying comes to teach that someone who is truly wise is not someone that is careful; not someone who is prepared; not someone who has a lot of “life experience.” Rather, someone who considers the eventual outcome of his and others’ actions in life. I personally find this to be quite true, so they must have been onto something.
Lately, I find myself reading the news, and constantly shouting things like “Are you kidding me?” and “Are you serious?” Aside from the regular doses of difficult-to-digest crime reports, I am seeing a lot of two very troubling things: (1). An enormous military conflict is brewing, and (2). Most people don’t know it, and don’t care to know it.
Since we’re all obviously “out of the box” thinkers, let’s start with number 2 first. On the “individual” scope of the world, it seems to me like people are very preoccupied with two things. The financial crisis, and nonsense. A huge percentage of media reporting right now has to do with the worldwide financial crisis, how it is progressing / regressing, how it is affecting different industries, what major events in the crisis are happening or are about to happen. For me, I’m kind of bored at this point. Who is merging, who is cutting jobs, who is going bankrupt, what grand plans are being worked on and announced. I’ve been hearing the same stuff for months now, and the only thing that seems to remain constant is that the media, and their sources of information, clearly have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. They have been consistently wrong this entire time about their forecasts, the depths of the crisis, and about ways for a person to help their financial situation. So for me, I’m half opted-out of those stories.
And the nonsense? Well, let’s see. What is Michelle Obama going to wear tomorrow? What are the shortcuts to abs of steel? What are the summer’s hottest video games? When is the next Harry Potter out? Is 30 sexier than 25? You get my point. There isn’t too much I can say about this, other than that I try to stay as far away from it as possible. My brain already hurts enough.
So that covers what is seemingly preoccupying a large % of people (aside from the obviously main purposes in life: one’s job, and going on vacation). And about a large scale military conflict brewing? Well, let’s see:
Iran has been given a free pass by the world (and especially the US) to essentially continue building a nuclear weapon, undisturbed. This is happening parallel to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s constant rhetoric about “wiping Israel off the map”, about Iran being ready to defend itself against any (Western) enemy, about how awesome Iran is, and about how great Allah is.
Lucky for Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu was able to form a coalition in the Israeli Knesset, and is currently serving as Israeli Prime Minister during this difficult situation. I’ll note PM Netanyahu served in Sayeret Matkal, the #1 most elite task force in the Israeli army. He has seen some of the most serious war action in Israel’s history, and has not wasted any time since he took office. He has constantly brought up the Iranian nuclear crisis at every possible chance he gets. Last week, PM Netanyahu met with US President Obama for the first time. I was somewhat anticipating this meeting, however, shortly after it occurred, I found myself at great disease. I suddenly realized that the diplomatic route for the crisis is nearing its end. Everyone has laid their cards out, shared their opinions on the matter, possibly came to certain levels of agreement, and then everyone went back to their respective homes to prepare.
- This past week, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) conducted war games where they practiced flying more than 900 miles, with mid-air refueling.
- Iran sent 6 warships into International waters, to “display its ability to confront any foreign threats.”
- Moscow announced it saw it vital to continue its ongoing relationship and contact with the Islamic terrorist group, Hamas (whom is supported by Iranian money and weapons). After all, what would a Middle Eastern war be if Russia wasn’t shadowing at least one participant?
- Beginning May 31st, Israel will conduct the largest war simulation in its history involving the entire country, which will work to prepare its citizens for serious wartime circumstances, and prepare the Israeli military and security forces for a large scale, multi-front war.
Okay, now before we get ahead of ourselves, does this automatically mean the end of the world is coming? Well, not until yesterday it didn’t… Yesterday, North Korea tested a nuclear weapon and 3 delivery missiles that resembled the size of the Atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan in 1945……..
Are you kidding me?
Even though President Obama was quick to save the day by publicly condemning the test in a speech, as well as in a written letter (wow, he must be pissed) - nevertheless, I don’t think we’re quite in the clear just yet. This comes after North Korea performed a nuclear test in 2006 that also gained worldwide condemnation, as well as economic sanctions placed against it. Yet, that doesn’t seem to have bothered N. Korea all that much. Can someone explain to me exactly what they have to do to get some kind of actual response in the world? Test 3 nuclear bombs at once? In my book, testing a nuclear weapon capable of killing a 6-figure number of people, as well as delivery missiles would basically mean the end of the rope. But maybe it’s better to sit back and see where they’re going with this… Maybe it’s for peaceful purposes, like Iran’s nuclear program.
I think former US representative to the UN, John Bolton, had a good start when he suggested the US “expel North Korea from the UN.” Who the hell let them into the UN in the first place? I thought the UN was about world peace, and preventing world wars.
Anyway, if this post wasn’t depressing enough, please don’t forget the Pakistani army has been ferociously battling the Taliban right outside of Pakistan’s capital city, Islamabad. The Taliban are currently less than 100km away from controlling Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Why does Pakistan have a nuclear arsenal again?
Tags: iran, israel, netanyahu, north korea
In Israel’s 60+ year history as a modern-day country, it has continuously bent over backwards regarding its relationship with its neighboring countries, and in how it treats its citizens (Jewish and especially non-Jewish). There are those in the world that believe Israel is an evil, racist, inhumane country, for reasons which I have yet to fully comprehend, but I would press those individuals to describe Israel’s evil agenda. With a very basic scanning of her history, it’s pretty clear (at least to me) that Israel has no aspirations of expanding through Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, or Jordan, and has no genocidal plot of exterminating a race or religion; nor does it seek global domination of any market or financial system whatsoever. It simply seeks peace for its citizens, and an equal opportunity to compete in the global markets - the same way many countries on earth do.
Israel has given its Arab citizens an opportunity to participate in its democratic government. Since the first election in Israel in 1949, Arabs have been allowed to run for seats in the Israeli Knesset. Currently, there are 13 Arab members of the Knesset, and 7 of the 120 seats belong to Arab parties. This fact alone is beyond shocking considering the ideologies of the Arab parties revolve around the creation of a Palestinian state, the nullification of Israel being a Jewish homeland, and pretty much everything that works against the goals and interests of the Israeli government. Yet, they are still allowed to run and be included on all voting ballads. The Arab parties in the Knesset are also allowed to run television ads on Israelis television, which they do in Arabic (without Hebrew sub-titles). I wonder what those ads are about…
This will be my 2nd snapshot of history, in an attempt to compile the only reliable source of historical accounting of this period in time, replete with accurate, verifiable predictions of the future. To see how far the world has progressed since my last snapshot, please see
(b). Barack Obama has chosen appeasement, engagement, and partial acceptance toward those that support terror in the world, in contrast to the position of the last 500 American presidents. The Obama administration has chosen to join the UN Human Rights council, which has a blatant imbalance that serves the interests of those who are actually the worst human rights violators on earth. Previous administrations made a point of not joining, and legitimizing this council.
Benjamin Netanyahu finally took his seat as Israeli Prime Minister after several weeks of painful negotiations to form a coalition government. I am personally quite glad about this. Although historically, the Israeli governments that have made the most concessions to its Arab neighbors have been right-winged governments, I think Netanyahu is the right man for the job. Having served in