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Mail Magazine 24
The Election's
Disastrous National Security Implications
by Erick Stakelbeck
Last week, I posed five national security questions for the next
American president. We now know that President Obama will remain
Commander-in-Chief. Here are just some of my immediate thoughts on the
implications of the voting public's decision--for America's security,
the Middle East and beyond.
And remember, now that reelection is secure, there are no restrainers
for the Obama administration foreign policy agenda over the next four
years.
-- It is now up to Israel--and Israel alone--to stop Iran's nuclear
weapons program. Other than American conservatives, no one was more
disappointed in last night's result than Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu. And with good reason.
-- The Obama administration will join the so-called "international
community" in putting incredible pressure on Israel to give up land and
establish a Palestinian state. And the administration may very well
open formal dialogue with Hamas--the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestinian
arm.
-- We will see a major war in the Middle East, as Israel's enemies
judge that America has abandoned the Jewish State and become even more
emboldened.
-- The Syria crisis will continue to spin out of control and could
possibly reach a horrific climax.
-- President Obama will continue his push for a nuke-free world and
slash America's nuclear stockpile. At the same time, America's rivals
will increase their stockpiles or be disingenuous in their pledges to
reduce nuclear arms (see: Russia).
-- North Korea, which has been relatively quiet since the death of Kim
Jong-Il, will once again make serious noise on the Korean Peninsula.
-- The Muslim Brotherhood will continue its ascendancy in the Middle
East and North Africa--I've had my eye on Jordan now for some time as
another potential domino to fall into the MB's hands. And a
Brotherhood-led Egypt will become an outright enemy of Israel and ditch
the two nations' peace treaty.
-- At the same time, the Brotherhood and its American surrogates will
continue to receive red-carpet treatment from the Obama administration.
-- The international push--led by Islamists--to criminalize so-called
"defamation of religion" (aka free speech about Islam) will gain major
traction, with the support of the Obama administration.
-- Turkey, led by its Islamist Prime Minister Erdogan (President
Obama's close confidante) will grow into an increasingly bold,
important--and dangerous--player in the Middle East.
-- The leadership in Russia and China will see America as feckless,
toothless, and washed up and will pursue territorial expansion as a
result. The response? U.S. defense spending will continue to decrease
markedly.
-- We will never get the answers we seek about Benghazi and the
mainstream media will assist its beloved administration in removing the
Libya scandal from the headlines for good.
-- The Obama narrative that Al Qaeda is nearly defeated will
continue--even as AQ affiliates in Africa and elsewhere carry out new
attacks, quite possibly against U.S. and Jewish targets abroad.
It's a massive understatement to say this won't be pretty. But I am
energized and ready to continue telling the truth about the threats we
face as a nation no matter how unpopular it may be.
I believe America is in for some painfully difficult times at home and
abroad. We are entering perilous and uncharted waters. But God still
sits on the Throne. He has a plan and He will never forsake his
people--those in America who still honor the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. Let's keep up the fight and be Watchmen--and Women--on the wall.
For times like these.
Source: CBN News (cbn.com)
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