Israel's military strength is a direct reflection of the billions of dollars that the Unites States has funneled into their coffers, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer.
(SALEM, Ore.) - World peace is a fragile, sought after commodity; fleeting and hard to hold. The world's leaders traditionally place too little value in this pursuit.
The United States has marked the new century by running roughshod over the world, nearly abandoning one conflict that needed to be fought, and starting another war in Iraq that will not be over for years, even after U.S. forces leave.
Back in 2001, it was a small band of criminals who opposed us, but that number has gone through the roof though due to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Sadly, the United States has launched tens of thousands of terrorist careers through its series of mistakes.
Now it is Israel's turn for military blunders. In spite of the rocket attacks, there is no excuse for what is taking place on Gaza today. Israel is slowly destroying the people who live here, in retribution for rockets fired by the elected, militant group Hamas.
So where does this lead? I said from the beginning that the conflict in Israel will probably serve as a distraction for our forces in Iraq, at least to a degree. Muslim extremists may hate the United States, but there is nobody they would rather fight than Israel.
Now we learn that 70,000 Iranians have volunteered to be suicide bombers in the campaign against Israel. Iran's state news agency reported Monday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not responded to their request for permission.
In fact, volunteer suicide groups have made similar requests in the past and the Iranian government has never responded to the requests, giving the campaigns more of the feel of propaganda.
That probably disappoints many of the anti-Iran crusaders who talk about making that country into a parking lot. "Highly hypocritical" is the only term that fits the Americans who hate Ahmadinejad for his statements against Israel, yet advocate taking military action against Iran.
Israel's military strength is a direct reflection of the billions of dollars that the Unites States has funneled into their coffers, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer.
The Jewish state uses high tech jet fighters to bomb and attack schools marked with a United Nations flag, that was reported today by the U.N.
The reality is that the United States and the United Kingdom have secretly allowed Israel to build up a nuclear arsenal. They could start WW3 with the flick of a switch, the push of a button.
The odds are that nobody will win on the Gaza Strip. Innocent and guilty people will die as Israel shatters the peace and withholds any sign of compromise or restraint.
Even India is calling out for an end to the violence. The nation strongly condemns what they call "Israel's excessive use of military force in Gaza" and calls for an "immediate" halt to Israel's offensive in the strip.
"The retaliation by Israel was not only disproportionate, but totally unacceptable," Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters in Kolkata.
Most Americans driving their expensive cars to their air conditioned offices do so without the slightest clue of what it would be like to live in a war zone. I believe rooting for war is one of the saddest emotions ever expressed, regardless of who is doing it. Apathy is only slightly better.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tim King is a former U.S. Marine with twenty years of experience on the west coast as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor. In addition to his role as a war correspondent, this Los Angeles native serves as Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor.Tim spent the winter of 2006/07 in Afghanistan with Oregon troops. Tim recently returned from Iraq where he covered the war there while embedded with an Oregon Guard aviation unit. Serving the community in very real terms, Salem-News.com is the nation's only truly independent high traffic news Website, affiliated with Google News and several other major search engines and news aggregators.You can send Tim an email at this address: newsroom@salem-news.com
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