I think this is a much more dangerous situation than most seem to think. We, the U.S.A. worked very hard to break up the united Arab front against Israel. If the Jihadists manage to put that front back together, I see war in the near term.
If so we will have a disruption of the flow of oil and possibly a world wide depression! To say nothing of the US troops that will die trying to save Israel!
Beerbelly;
I think you are entirely correct..and that is painfully obvious;
The spectre of a worldwide depression is very real because of the threatened cut off of oil to the first world countries. The liberals (Fabian socialists) have greased the skids on this one, preventing our every effort of becoming 'energy independent'.
At least 10 years ago many were telling the energy obstructing lefties that we should "drill here and drill now"..even if only to hold in reserve for any restriction on foreign oil. They were aware of the possibility of a cutoff way back in the 70s. Later, Clinton started putting a "strategic reserve in caves"..wonder if they have sneaked all the reserve away ?
In any case, every time conservatives have asked them not to block our own oil fields..their excuse has been, "if we started now, it would be 5-7 years before it would be in full production". Fact is, they have been using that same excuse for 30 years... see how their logic runs....we could now be about 23 years into full production. No, I really believe they want to destroy the United States. Everything they do..from impossible regulations on manufacturers, to putting our best western and Alaskan oil reserves off=limits, to crippling our small busineses with taxes and regulations..are obviously aimed at the further destruction of our economy.
One thing they haven't contemplated..I don't think they have anyway.. If the nations surrounding Israel all go radical and eventually decide to attack...the war will not be confined to the mideast. Israelis will use their nuclear arsenal..and nuclear war cannot/will not be contained. The whole picture chnged when Israel decided to drop the "Masada" defense plan and adopt the "Samson" defense plan.
Fact is, Biblical prophesy says that someday this will happen.. Israel will be attacked by a Russia/Pan Arab alliance..and that alliance will be utterly defeated. Simply because Israel will not be fighting alone..Almighty God will be standing with them !
The worst mistake the United States could ever make would be to desert Israel in such an hour of need...because then God would be forced to deal with the United States.