So what’s your solution, Mr. Secretary, more sanctions? Well that hasn’t gotten the world very far, has it? Haven’t sanctions been imposed and all the while the Iranians continue to build their nuclear program?

It appears that US Defense Sec’y Robert Gates is the latest in a long line of Obama administration officials warning Israel not to use a military strike against Iran to delay their nuclear program, which will threaten Israel’s very existence.

According to Ynet: “US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned this week that an Israeli attack on Iran would have dangerous consequences, and claimed that Tehran’s acquisition of a nuclear bomb can be prevented only if “Iranians themselves decide it’s too costly,” the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Speaking to students at Marines Corps University in Quantico, Virginia, Gates said that while an Israeli strike would likely delay the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program one to three years, it would also “cement their (Iranians) determination to have a nuclear program, and also build into the whole country an undying hatred of whoever hits them.”

First of all, even a delay would benefit Israel, and secondly, what is your solution. You have been asleep at the wheel for years as Iran continues to thumb their nose at UN sanctions , and have progressed beyond the stage of enriching uranium. Your policy has been a failure. Why does the Obama administration continue to threaten Israel, an ally, while pander to Iran, the enemy?

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It turns out that aside from bringing in missiles and other weaponry from Egypt via tunnels in the Gaza strip, these tunnels were a huge source of economic commerce for Gazans. In a report on Ynet :”Economic groups in the Gaza Strip claim that income created as a result of smuggling via the tunnels averaged about $30 million a year until 2006 and reached $650 million the first year Hamas came to power. These massive sums found their way into the pockets of the tunnel owners and the Hamas government.”

This is huge and it’s just another way that Hamas members klined their pockets. For the avaerage Gazan, the smuggling of goods has resulted in higher prices.

It appears that the Israeli attack on these tunnels wont just hurt Hamas defense forces but their bank accounts as well.

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Aaron Katsman
IsraelNewsletter.com

With crude oil prices surging past $138 a barrel on Friday, two reason were thrown around for the spike in price. One was the unexpected rise in the unemployment rate to 5.5%. This seems pretty silly to me, because if there are more people unemployed, then the economy is slowing and the demand for crude oil drops. The second reason was a bit more interesting. Rumors of an Israeli military attack on Iran’s nuclear program, caused worry among oil traders that this will lead to a major mid-east conflict that will seriously disrupt the oil supply. (Continue »)

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