The Mideast Powder Keg

In an unprecedented move, President Obama announced he will be re-thinking America's support for Israel; ever since Netanyahu won re-election and stated he will not consider a two-state solution at this time (given that the Palestinians have aligned with Hamas, which does not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and furthermore, calls for its destruction). Since Israel's inception in 1948, there has never been a time when Israel did not have the support of its closest ally, the United States. Obama, however, seems to be looking for excuses not to support Israel.

                                                               

In the ongoing negotiations with Iran re: developing nuclear weapons, Netanyahu said, "the dangerous accord which is being negotiated in Lausanne confirms our concerns and even worse." He added, "The Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis is very dangerous for all of humanity and must be stopped." At this point in time, Obama is negotiating not whether Iran produces centrifuges, but how many, allowing Iran to produce its own nuclear fuel. That our President is not doing what needs to be done to prevent the largest supporter of terror in the world, Iran, from building nuclear weapons, is incomprehensible. This is in conjunction with the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran, which many felt were effectively working in our favor.

This past week it was reported that the Obama administration, early last month, leaked a classified document detailing Israel's nuclear program. This highly covert information has been kept secret to avoid a regional nuclear arms race.
                                                                                                    

Additionally, the Obama administration is still calling Yemen a success, as our efforts in Yemen represented his anti-terror strategy. Problem is, the Yemeni President Hadi was driven from office by another Iranian backed terror group, the Houthis. Earlier this month, U.S. troops, there as counter-terrorist forces, made an emergency exit from the country as the Houthis struck a U.S. airbase which was being used as a headquarters for their efforts.

Saudi Arabia has now entered into the war with airstrikes fighting back the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The Saudi kingdom is not ruling out building nuclear weapons to counter-balance a nuclear-armed Iran.

"The mideast is on fire," said Sen. Lindsey Graham. Is Obama lighting the matches?