IRAN & ISRAEL

Our Country is on the brink of a great decision. Iran seems to have made great progress in developing an atomic bomb. This past week they announced their first unmanned attack drone and have called it "The Ambassador of Death".
Iran has made no secrete that they wish to "wipe Israel off the map". It looks like they are making progress to being able to do this. The question is when will they attack and what will be the position of the United States?

I believe that we must support Israel. It is very possible in the not too distant future that we will see Israel make a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Israel can not just stand by and let Iran carry out their threat. To think that Iran won’t strike is to be naive. This is a real possibility and the question is what will we do about it.

It is possible that Israel will try to take out Iran’s nuclear program. I for one would not blame them as they are under a threat and must answer it. Do they wait until Iran makes a first strike? That would possibly destroy some or all of Israel. We have seen the leaders of Iran state that they will go after Israel, and the United States will be next.

We must stand with Israel, even if they make the first strike. If we abandon them, the radicals will only be encouraged. We will be next on their agenda. Much of the world will condemn us if we stand with Israel, but they will be glad to see that Iran will not be a greater threat to them.

Israel is not seeking war, but they are not afraid of it either. They are a feisty people and very much want to live in peace with their neighbors. Think of it this way; what if Mexico had vowed to wipe the US off the map and were making weapons to be able to do that. Would we naively stand by and let them proceed? This is the situation with Israel. They must act to protect themselves.
Stan Elrod, Charlotte, NC