Prospects for a major melt-down in the Middle-East have gathered momentum, following recent events.
Israeli Chief of Staff, General Ashkenazi has warned of a coming ordeal in their standoff with Iran, after Iranian leaders upped the ante in ongoing anti-Zionist rhetoric. They have been delivering significant insults to the Jewish state, whilst claiming to only have peaceful nuclear ambitions.
It is worth repeating that the IAEA is concerned that Iran has continued its complex uranium enrichment program, but it could weaponise cumulative stockpiles relatively quickly. In the light of this, Israeli military leaders are planning a quick action against Iran, in the event that the US fails to protect her against the Iranian nuclear threat. The US is currently holding back because of UN opposition and other domestic priorities.
Whilst all this is going on, Syria is undergoing massive rearming, with missile bases that now cover the entire Jewish state. They have also been playing with nuclear options, but seem to be willing to just remain a threat in a conventional way, until better options become available.
Israel’s recent actions against Hamas will have aggravated tensions and spurred Arab nations to increase pressure on the state of Israel, but they are running out of patience and seem more willing than ever to take the fight to Israel. Access to nuclear weapons would significantly strengthen Arab resolve. It is also likely that they would use such weapons given half a chance, so their current posture is a huge threat to Middle East peace.
Russia is now becoming increasingly militant and will resume its may-day parades and other pre-perestroika, anti-western activities, aimed at restoring her military and strategic status in a world that finds itself in very dangerous times. Oil spiked to $109 yesterday, buoyed by Chinese demand for oil, with no end in sight for price rises. Such high prices are fuelling Russia’s military spending and providing them with a strong pretext for Middle-East intervention.
The concerns across the world have now also inspired China to “redouble” efforts at military preparedness, so expect them to significantly increase military spending. They are becoming a dangerous wild-card in a very unstable world.
Any one of the current flashing red-lights could trigger a runaway crisis in the Middle East at a time when the US may be at its weakest: elections and economic depression have eroded her resolve and her enemies seem to have smelt blood.
Of course the US is still committed to its position in the Mid-East, but it doesn’t help that a senior Naval Officer has resigned his Middle-East command due to misgivings about the US stance on the region. It also doesn’t help that US forces are facing major setbacks in security, with increased and ever more devastating bombing campaigns raging in Iraq. Nor does it help that Pakistan may well dethrone its incumbent military strongman at a time when Muslim fundamentalists are increasing their activities within that Nuclear-armed Islamic state.
The red horse of the apocalypse is off to war, bringing retribution to a world so corrupted by its insatiable greed, selfishness, profligacy and cruelty.
© Peter Eleazar at http://www.bethelstone.com/
Israeli Chief of Staff, General Ashkenazi has warned of a coming ordeal in their standoff with Iran, after Iranian leaders upped the ante in ongoing anti-Zionist rhetoric. They have been delivering significant insults to the Jewish state, whilst claiming to only have peaceful nuclear ambitions.
It is worth repeating that the IAEA is concerned that Iran has continued its complex uranium enrichment program, but it could weaponise cumulative stockpiles relatively quickly. In the light of this, Israeli military leaders are planning a quick action against Iran, in the event that the US fails to protect her against the Iranian nuclear threat. The US is currently holding back because of UN opposition and other domestic priorities.
Whilst all this is going on, Syria is undergoing massive rearming, with missile bases that now cover the entire Jewish state. They have also been playing with nuclear options, but seem to be willing to just remain a threat in a conventional way, until better options become available.
Israel’s recent actions against Hamas will have aggravated tensions and spurred Arab nations to increase pressure on the state of Israel, but they are running out of patience and seem more willing than ever to take the fight to Israel. Access to nuclear weapons would significantly strengthen Arab resolve. It is also likely that they would use such weapons given half a chance, so their current posture is a huge threat to Middle East peace.
Russia is now becoming increasingly militant and will resume its may-day parades and other pre-perestroika, anti-western activities, aimed at restoring her military and strategic status in a world that finds itself in very dangerous times. Oil spiked to $109 yesterday, buoyed by Chinese demand for oil, with no end in sight for price rises. Such high prices are fuelling Russia’s military spending and providing them with a strong pretext for Middle-East intervention.
The concerns across the world have now also inspired China to “redouble” efforts at military preparedness, so expect them to significantly increase military spending. They are becoming a dangerous wild-card in a very unstable world.
Any one of the current flashing red-lights could trigger a runaway crisis in the Middle East at a time when the US may be at its weakest: elections and economic depression have eroded her resolve and her enemies seem to have smelt blood.
Of course the US is still committed to its position in the Mid-East, but it doesn’t help that a senior Naval Officer has resigned his Middle-East command due to misgivings about the US stance on the region. It also doesn’t help that US forces are facing major setbacks in security, with increased and ever more devastating bombing campaigns raging in Iraq. Nor does it help that Pakistan may well dethrone its incumbent military strongman at a time when Muslim fundamentalists are increasing their activities within that Nuclear-armed Islamic state.
The red horse of the apocalypse is off to war, bringing retribution to a world so corrupted by its insatiable greed, selfishness, profligacy and cruelty.
© Peter Eleazar at http://www.bethelstone.com/
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