Israel v. Hamas

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Israel and Hamas are getting into it again and it is escalating pretty fast after three days.  I hope that things will simmer down, but that will be unlikely.  

My issue is not what about is going between them, it is really about the background work that provoked this.  So now you probably have an idea as to why I posted this in  my Iran blog instead of my other blog. 

I believe that Iran has something to do with this sudden attack by Hamas.  I think that Iran is funding Hamas and supplying them, we all know that Iranian leaders have threatened to send Hezbollah to attack Israel, but I think that they are using Hamas.  They are using Hamas to distract Israel from its plans to attack Iran and to keep Israel busy for a bit.  Also Hamas picked a ripe time to attack, during Israel's election and Palestine trying to get recognized as a state in the United Nations.  I personally believe Iran is behind this, surprisingly they have not made many comments, I believe that they are up to something.  

I hope that leaders will and intelligence will make a connection because I think that Hamas made a deal with Iran to attack Israel. They would likely have received money and weapons.

Air Defense Drills

Iran is conducting war games to make sure that the quality of the airforce is good and introducing new domestic technology that will enable them to protect themselves against possible threats.  I do not know if we should be concerned, but I have a feeling that they know they will likely be attacked in the near future.  If Israel and Iran would just talk things out, I am pretty sure that war will not occur.  Also Iran will need to prove that they are not building nuclear weapons in order to feel secure.  I do believe that Iran having a nuclear weapons could be a problem because the leaders are the radicals that helped overthrow the Shah in 1979.  They were the ones that did not want society to modernize because they believe that Islam is not compatible with modernization.  I think the US and Israel do have the right to worry and the rest of the middle east is worried too.  

Iran is stepping on thin ice at the moment because they are going to have alliance issues.  China and Russia are not going to save their butts if Israel attacks and Syria is in a civil war. They do have a couple allies, but I do not think that is going to be enough for them to defeat two strong militaries. 

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Military Bases

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4285130,00.html

Iran says that they are going to attack US military bases if Israel and Iran go into a war.  They are sure that Israel is going to have support from the US.  First of all I do not think that Iran is capable of fighting a war with Iran and Israel.  Now I know that some of you are going to compare this war with Afghanistan and Iraq, but they are totally different from Iran.  In those countries we are fighting terrorists that are not state run military. They do not have planes and they do not have certain military capabilities as normal military. Iran cannot face two powerful countries alone.  They are going to need support from another country.  We know that they are going to use Hezabollah to attack Israsel, but Israel can handle them.  

Iran is threatening the US in which they have the most powerful military in the world.  Ayatollah Khamenei and his military leaders know that the minute a US base is attacked we can launch planes off an aircraft carrier in less than a minute and attack.  So they better be careful.  Syria is not going to be able to aid them because they are currently fighting rebels at the minute.  

I guess war is inevitable with Iran.  Iran thinks that they can handle the US and Israel at the same time, I think that they are sadly mistaken.  Oh yeah, lets not forget what is going on in Iran.  Reformers are going to take the opportunity to rise up again against the government while the are fighting.  So there is a chance that the people of Iran might lose their government during the war.  Those people are anxious for more freedom and to have a voice.  

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Quite the Hypocrite

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981601311

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quite the hypocrite these days. He praises the Occupy Protestors here in America.  However, he continues to suppress his people more and more every single day because he knows that they are suffering.  While he and the elite are not suffering from the sanctions, the rest of the population is suffering.  He praises them for fighting against the wealth, but he is a wealthy man himself. His people are hurting from the sanctions while they hog the resources that are in the nation.  They give the leftover resources to the people which is not enough for them.  

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the internet shut down and cell phone services cut if he feels that there is going to be a protest or a big movement of people.  Many Iranians are supporting the rebels in Syria at the moment, but we as Americans do not know that much because Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad make sure the news is censored, so that the western world does not know that there country is slowly deteriorating.  The Iranian population gets more and more restless every single day, month, and year.  The reform movements cannot elect their own people into office because of voter fraud, lack of the ability to compete, and their leaders being put into jail.  

I think that it is quite hilarious that he can support protests happening in another nation because he does not like them.  I probably bet he hid the fact that he supported the Occupy Movement in the United States from his people so that they do not get any ideas.  

Believe it or not the majority of the people in Iran are suffering because of the sanctions, the Iranian Government is attempting to keep it quiet.  The reason is obvious because if the American Government knows that they are suffering they will attempt to aid anyone that wants to rebel. However, the government likely knows to some degree that the people are restless and that something will happen in the future.

Honestly, Iranian Government is likely going to get into some trouble either with its own people or outside nations.  It all depends on who is going to act first out of the two options.  There is a potential that the United States and Israel will attempt to hold off, just to see what the Iranian population might do to the government.  I really hope the Iranian Reform Parties grow in strength to make changes happen in their country.     

Counter-Attack from Iran

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-06/30/c_131686843.htm

So I decided to do my daily check up on Iran as usual and found this to be somewhat interesting, Iran says that if they are attacked that they are going to do a counterattack.  Okay so I do not think that the world was expecting Iran to sit on their hands while Israel attacks them and do nothing.  I think the world expects them to attack back, but the question is how effective would their attack be?  That is probably the main point of the article.  They say that they are prepared to attack in different ways and can do multiple versions of attack.  Israel is pretty powerful so I honestly do not know how they are going to fair.  If Iran decides to attack in Tel Aviv with missiles it will be pointless because they have a very effective missile defense system.  They have been attacked by multiple countries at one time and defeated them so I think they will be ready.  Are your troops well equipped and are you well equipped to defeat them? 

I guess we will be finding out soon enough.   

Iran Increasing Military Presence

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-iran-navybre85k0i2-20120621,0,387433.story

The article above basically states that Iran is going to build more ships.  To be specific they are planning on building more destroyers and missile launching ships (obviously I am not a ship person or part of the Navy).  Anyways, Iran claims that they are building these ships to protect there economic interests and the cargoes of oil from Somalia Pirates in international waters.  Honestly, I hope President Obama and the rest of the world take note of this action and watch them very carefully.  Especially, since Iran has decided to suspend talks with Israel and they will be glad to bock the Strait of Hormuz if they are attacked.  Not like the US has too much to worry about since 18% of our oil comes from the Middle East or mainly Saudi Arabia.  Saudi Arabia will not be too happy if Israel attacks because that means revenue will go down, but they are probably going to hope that Iran will resume talks.  

I really hope that Obama begins to think about the actions that he is going to have to take if he is reelected because whoever is president is going to have to think fast and get the military ready.  The United States is not going to be fighting with Israel against Iran, but they are going to have to protect ships and interests if a war is going to occur.  Also Iran might mine the strait so they are going to have send in minesweepers to prevent ships from being blown up or submarines.  

I hope that are leaders are ready for whatever Iran is about to throw at the world, the US, and Israel.  People will likely just ignore it, but when things go up in flames don't say that you were not warned.  Like I said before Israel and Iran already had issues and it is no surprise that they are threatening war.