Main Consequence of the Election

[jordan179]

Having re-elected the Obamessiah, we Americans are going to at least in part be responsible for the now almost-inevitable major war now brewing in the area between Libya's Western border and India's Eastern border.  Oh, the Muslim Terrorist States will be guilty of the war crimes, but we will be guilty of sitting idly by and watching it happen.  A

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[belvarius]

It was disheartening to wake up this morning and see that Obama had won a second term. However all is not lost, republicans retained the house and even made a small gain in the senate. Legislative gridlock means a lot of what he wants to do domestically will have a tough time getting passed, if at all, and executive orders do not have the permanence of properly passed laws. The last four years were tough, and I'm not looking forward to the next four, but we will survive.

Sad to say, but these wars in the Middle East were likely inevitable. Obama's reelection just sped up the timetable and increased the chances that it's going to be an incredibly bloody one. I think one of the first things that's going to happen is that Israel is going to try mighty damn hard to take out Iran's reactors. The second, which might get a successful push from Israel taking out Iran's reactors because that will certainly enflame muslim tempers, will be Egypt pulling out of the Camp David Accords. Once that happens it's a sure bet that the Sinai will be flooded with muslims eager to take shots at Israel. Another crucial aspect will be how the situation in Syria shakes out. Assad winning and maintaining power might actually be a good thing for Israel. I highly doubt Assad will want to get involved in a major regional war just after reasserting control over his nation. The bad part about Assad winning though will likely be that he'll do jack all, at least initially, to stop muslim terrorists from passing through Syria to reach the battlegrounds. That's about all I can think of at the moment. I hope that major fighting can be held off until after Obama is out of office but it's a small hope. It's an almost certain bet that in the next four years muslims are going to try and have that major war with Israel they've been itching for for they past few decades.

[jordan179]

The second, which might get a successful push from Israel taking out Iran's reactors because that will certainly enflame muslim tempers, will be Egypt pulling out of the Camp David Accords. Once that happens it's a sure bet that the Sinai will be flooded with muslims eager to take shots at Israel.

... which opens the possibility of Israel counterattacking and retaking the Sinai: the Sinai was returned to Egypt as part of the Camp David Accords. Another part of the Camp David Accords ended the war between Egypt and Israel. Under normal international law, Israel would have the right to wage war against Egypt to regain the Sinai. Of course, given the anti-Semitism prevalant on the present international stage, Israel could at least expect international condemnation for such actions. I don't know whether or not fear of such condemnation will deter them, though -- and I hope that it doesn't.

[belvarius]

If Israel does take back the Sinai I hope they tell Egypt to go pound sand when they demand to have it back as part of a cease fire, peace accord, etc.

[jordan179]

Israel's biggest mistake since her declaration has been her weird refusal to annex conquered territories.