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Catching Up

Egypt > Morsi played his hand too early and now he is having to fold. Egyptians need to realize that was simply one hand of many to follow and if he has any wits about him, he has learned from this go around. MB will not give up, they have waited for something like 70 years if I remember correctly. Nevertheless like most people from the Middle East, they know and play the long game.

Syria > I honestly don’t believe Assad will use the chemical weapons on his people. That would give justification to the outside forces like the US to get involved in the affairs of the country and surely his removal as the nation’s head.  That “said”, I would not be surprised if some of these weapons ended up being used against Israel, of course, accidentally.

Fiscal cliff > O will get what he wants. He is not in the game now with a seeking reelection weight hanging over him like the Congress does. I think an executive order will be used to provide tax cuts to the middle class if Boehner and the House doesn’t cave in to O. The Dems want the cut in military spending among other things. Those making over 250K are expected to pay more in taxes. O will get what he wants. Going over the fiscal cliff is the goal so as to put a millstone around the Republicans heads so in two years the Dems will have ownership of both houses of Congress. Then O will have his remaining two years to push measures uninterrupted as long as the rest of the Dems are onboard

Good column about Israel’s situation. I’m not a Friedman fan but this column lacks his commentary and provides the facts and gist of the situation.

Also further proof positive that Hamas is not the peaceful answer or serious partner in peace.

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Sigh

For the 48% of us, this is really bad news.

For the 50% of them, this is bad news – but they deserve it.
They deserve having a partisan, arrogant individual as their president who is incapable of providing leadership.

I guess I will see if my fears about the whole Iran nuclear issue will play out.
I will also see if my fears about his liberal socialistic leanings will play out here in the USA.

Prognosis for our country: Four more years of economic malaise and four more years of bitter partisan maneuvers in our government.

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The day before

It is the night before the official election day hysteria and I have decided to put it in writing what I think is going to happen. I wasn’t going to do this because I figured my “sensing” and considerations were off the mark. But just a few minutes ago I read Noonan’s latest column and the lady said exactly what I have been contemplating over the past month. So I will take the plunge….. I think Romney is going to win this election and I will go a little bit further – it will not be as close as MSM has been portraying. That “said”, that doesn’t mean shenanigans will not be tried and exhausted. We will see rioting in some places and really poor behavior by people who are of the age that they should be behaving and acting civilly and responsibly. Despite the MSM’s attempt to get O re-elected, the majority of citizens in the USA will vote based on their belief that things could and will be better with a change in leadership. Actually let me rephrase that – the majority of citizens in our country will vote based on their belief that leadership is needed in the executive branch of our government and that things can get better.

Now to wait until the dust settles.

 

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Election Day and Its Impact

This presidential election makes me nervous. We need so desperately for the incumbent to lose this election. The “we” is our nation’s present and future.  This isn’t about mere partisan politics this is about ending a totally destructive direction and approach that the incumbent has forced our nation into.

Mr. Krauthammer’s newest column which is titled “The Choice” in it he shares with the reader the historical perspective of this election.

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Hamas aims Grad at Dimona reactor

From Debka this morning:

Less than 24 hours after Sudanese President Omar Bashir pledged “decisive steps against Israeli interests which are now legitimate targets,” for the destruction of the Iranian missile plant in Khartoum, Palestinian rocket teams early Sunday, Oct. 28, fired Grad missiles as target finders against Israel’s nuclear reactor in Dimona. This is reported exclusively by DEBKAfile. They exploded on open ground in the Ramat Negev district southwest of the town of Dimona.  
The nuclear plant is only 42.5 kilometers as the crow flies from the southern Gaza Strip.  Saturday night, the Israeli Air Force struck a Palestinian rocket team in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younes, killing one Hamas operative and injuring a second critically.
The Palestinian Hamas has evidently launched a new and expanded targeting-policy marking two developments of grave import: One: Its rulers have submitted the Gaza Strip to Tehran for use as its southern operational arm against Israel, complementing Hizballah’s pivotal role to the north of Israel; and two, having acquired improved surface missiles, Hamas is setting its sights firmly on the most sensitive locations within their reach, e.g., Israel’s nuclear reactor and air force bases and the American X-band radar station in the Negev.
The Islamist rulers of Gaza are expected to keep on trying to perfect their aim.
Israel’s defense ministry and high IDF command sounded at sea Sunday over this dangerous new departure. The IDF spokesperson started out by disclosing that one Grad rocket from Gaza had been aimed at the city of Beersheba, later raising the number to two, both of which exploded outside the city.
But the Grad launched against the nuclear reactor at 07:44 was followed by hours of official silence. Even then, the army spokesperson reported a missile fired against Ramat Hanegev in general terms, without mentioning the reactor’s location in that district at its northernmost point.
It was the second time in three weeks that Tehran was seen to be focusing on Israel’s nuclear plant, DEBKAfile’s military sources note. On Oct. 6, an Iranian stealth drone which flew over Israel managed to photograph the reactor building and its air defense system’s radar. The data gathered was given to Hamas to help guide its first rocket attack on Dimona.

2 cents: Israel will now have to decide how to best react to these new attacks that are attempting to harm the nuclear plant in Dimona. Iran is foolishly helping the re-election of Netanyahu by the continuous attacks on the small nation. Of course being the Islamists that they are they have cornered themselves into never using compromise in order to have peace. Peace with Israel is impossible for an Islamist and don’t let the MB fool you. With the new targets determined in Israel, the actions should also force some reaction by the US, especially if the American X-band radar station in the Negev is attacked. It will be interesting to see just how much change will occur if their is a change in US leadership.

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