Another War in the Middle East

HERE WE GO AGAIN

As I sit here and type this to you, Israeli war planes are probably bombing the crap out of Palestinian targets in Gaza City. This is in response to the Hezbollah report that they have captured a couple more Israeli soldiers. Remember, it was the capturing of a lone Israeli soldier that started this latest set back in peace back on June 25th. This war seems to me like it could be a very big deal. On one side, you obviously have the Israeli's who will mostly have to go it alone, but have the resources to do so. On the other side, you have the Palestinians and Hamas, who are funded and helped by terror groups like Hezbollah and the Governments of Syria and Iran.

I hope that this entire ordeal can be solved peacefully and diplomatically, but everyday seems to prove the contrary as hostile actions continue by both sides. Inevitibly, the United States will be sucked into this if the situation continues to deteriorate. Once again, we will do the right thing and defend Israel, as they are surrounded by enemies not only to them, but also to the USA. However, this conflict could have an effect on our efforts in Iraq, and as of now Im not sure if the effect will be positive or negative. It could be a positive turn of events if the terrorists see a bigger threat in Gaza and give up on Iraq, but that is specuation on my part. The biggest variable right now in this entire thing is Iran. The leaders of that country have expressed their ambitions to wipe Israel off the map, so these latest events could be very telling. If Iran gets involved publically, I believe the United States will have no other option but to intervene. I do not think that the president will let Israel go it alone against those idiots, but I could be wrong.

It seems that war has all but begun once again between the Israeli's and the Muslims in the holy land. Their inability to get along, after everything Israel has given to the Palestinians completely baffles me. The tide turned when Hamas won big in the most recent election over there, and most who study that part of the world would probably tell you that this type of aggressive action was only a matter of time. The terror groups over there just cannot let Israel alone, and now they will have to face the wrath of one of the strongest military's in the entire world. Go Israel.

-Brad