A perspective on Israel-U.S. Relations

Coach is Right ^ | 6/1/15 | John C. Velisek USN (Ret.)

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I can understand how Israel is, to put it mildly, uncertain about where it stands with the United States. Obama says that we are not losing the war with ISIS, when it looks as though we have lost every America-friendly or half-way friendly nation in the region. The pullout of troops from Iraq, supposedly because a Status of Forces Agreement could not be negotiated, the fall of Ramadi, Fallujah and Mosul without any intervention, the Iran Nuclear deal which is being pushed so Obama can claim it for his legacy; all of these intertwine with the ambitions of those in the region who are intent upon annihilating the Israeli homeland.

Obama told The Atlantic magazine that we will “Ratchet” up the costs for the expansionist regimes in the Middle East, but has just agreed to do away with sanctions. He says he will keep open the military option, but with what? Given the very deliberate damage Obama has inflicted on the American military, we may no longer have the capability of fighting a protracted war. We are in the position of being a spectator, of “leading from behind” and watching the Iranian powerbase grow as Obama ignores the fact that Iranian leaders circumvent the sanctions placed on their nation. The Iranian people are told that we wish the destruction of their country, further strengthening the mullahs hold.

According to the DEBKAfile, Hizbollah sent a delegation to Tehran in late April to meet with Syrian Defense ministerial-Freij. The purpose of the meeting was to draw up plans for a coming war against Israel. Syrian President Assad and Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have met and are discussing how far to go in the venture and whether they can count on Iran’s support.

And where does the United States stand in...