[reasonisfaith]

“Israel is not going to use Bush 41 or 43 to deliver a message to Obama.’

It’s not out of the realm of possibilities.

[JustPiper]

please give a heads-up to the prayer warriors

[kabar]

It makes no sense to me. I served 5 years in Saudi Arabia including during the entire Gulf War. I also served two years in Iran during the fall of the Shah and the rise of Khomeini. Obama does not need Bush 41 to be an intermediary with Israel. Bush's real value is with his long time relationship with the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Plus Bush was President during the Gulf War. He knows the region.

Bush and Baker were able to convince Israel to stay out of the war even after they were attacked with Scuds. The US must now convince Israel that it will be protected from Iran and that the US will do something about Iran's development of nuclear weapons. The show of force is part of that commitment.