May 1, 2013

Game Changers, Red Lines, and a Green Light for War

By C. Hart
The U.S. Obama administration is preoccupied with forming a war coalition of Western and Arab Gulf states in preparation for Middle East regional turmoil. America has committed billions of U.S. dollars to maintaining a qualitative military edge (QME) in the Middle East, with recent advanced arms sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This, along with a commitment of renewed military aid to Egypt, in spite of the Moslem Brotherhood's clampdown on democratic reforms, signals active U.S. military preparations, despite what looks like weakness and hesitation by President Barack Obama to lead other nations into war. Israel is working closely with the U.S., improving intelligence and security ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan, and meeting secretly with other Arab nations, such as Jordan. Israeli leaders are helping to strengthen the Middle East alliance that the U.S. needs in order to lead the world against Iran and Syria. Iran continues to work at a feverish pace to...(Read Full Article)