There is one program on broadcast television that is truly worth watching. It is the Fox series 24. It is the only series telling the truth. And it clearly explains why the United States is fighting a war in Iraq.
The storyline involves a Muslim terrorist who has somehow gotten into his possession 5 portable nuclear weapons. He actually detonates one of them in Los Angeles… and is threatening to detonate others. Unlikely scenario? Fantasy? Read on.
There was a column in the Jerusalem Post which I read over the weekend. It was an analysis of current events pertaining to the State of Israel. And it was frightening.
It predicts another holocaust for millions of Jews living in Israel. Not a long drawn out one with many tortures and degradations like the previous one. This one will be rather instant. And the rationale behind this doomsday prediction is not that far fetched.
I have written before about my pessimistic views about this issue and this prediction fits in quite well with the scenario as I saw it… and still see it. The scenario I am speaking about is that of a religious fanatic, a duly elected leader of his nation, who is quickly becoming a major player on the world scene. One who is unabashedly seeking to become a nuclear power. And one who has promised to wipe Israel off the map. I am of course talking about Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
One may think, “Don’t be ridiculous! No sane person will ever risk committing genocide against another nation, especially not against Jews. Not after the holocaust. The world will not stand for it. He would never risk doing so and becoming a pariah even to his own Muslim constituency. Besides... using nuclear weapons is an unthinkable proposition under any circumstances. Well, think again.
This modern day Haman is no ordinary leader. The holocaust is not an issue for him. He is a true believer. He believes that God is totally on his side. The removal of Jewish control over Palestine is a religious imperative… a Yehoreg VeAl Yavor. His theology is goal oriented. Means do not matter in this theology as long as the objective is reached. Those means can include genocide not only of the infidel Jews, but even the hundreds of thousands of faithful Muslims that would be collateral damage in a nuclear attack against Israel. Every Muslim is a soldier whose life is ready to be sacrificed Al Kiddush HaShem… which in this case is returning Palestine back to Muslim dominance.
Since the world has shown itself incapable of stopping Iran from producing a nuclear weapon, it is only a matter of time before Ahmadinejad attacks Israel with missiles equipped with nuclear warheads. And the most powerful nation in the world, the US, can’t do anything about it. They are stuck in an unpopular war in Iraq with barely enough troops to stop the turmoil there. There is no possible way the US will even consider sending troops into Iran, a bigger and more militarily capable country one whose religious fanaticism has been growing for over 27 years now. An entire generation of Islamists has been raised under it. The determination of a fervently religious Islamist leader combined with the religious fervor of an ever growing Islamist populace makes this doomsday scenario a real possibility.
A pre-emptive strike by the US will not happen. If they are attacked, the resulting hostilities there will make Iraq look like child’s play. And even if the President wanted to do it, congress would never allow it and cut off funding immediately.
Israel is not in a position to do anything about it either. A pre-emptive strike trying to take out Iran’s nuclear reactors is a near impossibility. Iran learned from Israel’s attack on the Iraq’s Nuclear Reactor in Osiraq. That was only one, and it was out in the open. No problem for the crack IDF pilots of 1981. Iran’s nuclear facilities are numerous and well hidden. An attack will just make them angry! And they will retaliate with everything they’ve got.
Should anyone suggest a nuclear attack by either Israel or the US against Iran, that’s not going to happen either. The US cares too much about killing innocent people. And Israel does too. Besides if Israel did do something like that it would mean its demise anyway. They would be considered a genocidal nation and would lose the support of the only friend in the world it has. A friend vital to its existence.
So there you have it. The stage is set. Will it happen? God forbid. I hope not.
There are of course variables that are unknown or as of yet undetected, that will effect any eventuality. And of course there is Siyata D’Shmaya.
In my humble opinion we ought to Daven. Hard!
