This Week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

Friday, May 28, 2010

This Week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

By Hal Lindsey
The Hal Lindsey Report

President Obama is trying to allay the fears of American Jewish voters as we approach the mid-term elections. Some of his advisers are making conciliatory statements to the press; he's told Middle East envoy George Mitchell to ease up on the arm-twisting; and he even approved $200 million to assist Israel in building a defensive weapons system. That's all fine, but this is one of those situations where you have to be careful about watching the one hand while the other picks your pocket.

The President may seem to be trying to make nice with Israel, but, at the same time, he has approved America's formal membership in the Alliance of Civilizations. This UN organization was founded in 2006 to bridge "the gaps between Muslim and Western civilizations." President Bush refused to join because he recognized that it would be used by hostile nations to bludgeon Israel. Sure enough, in the last four years the Alliance of Civilizations has promoted the idea that the main reason for the Muslim-Western rift is Israel, its settlement activity, and its very existence. Sounds like just the kind of organization President Obama would love. So, sign us up! Oh, that's right, he already has.

Last week, two Middle Eastern nations conducted important military exercises. Israel held a series of national drills staged by the IDF and the Home Front Command. They and the Israeli citizens practiced their defensive response to massive conventional, chemical, and biological missile attacks by Hezbollah and Syria. Even school children rehearsed how to proceed to shelters in the event of such attacks. Hospitals staged mock triage drills. Two cities even practiced procedures for absorbing 200,000 Israeli refugees from bombed-out cities.

Immediately west of Israel, Egypt staged a series of offensive maneuvers. Egyptian armed forces practiced invading an unidentified "enemy." The drill scenario called for the invasion of an "enemy" that would require a forced crossing of the Suez Canal and an eastward traverse of the Sinai desert. Coincidentally, I'm sure, the only "enemy" that would necessitate an eastward crossing of the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula is Israel! The Egyptians signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. It cost Anwar Sadat his life. It's odd that they would practice invading their peace partner. Of course, it's par for the course in the Middle East, Mr. President.

Speaking of not understanding - or acknowledging - the complexities of the Middle East, the President's counter-terrorism adviser, John Brennan, let it be known last week that he thinks there are 'moderate elements' within Hezbollah that the U.S. can do business with. Of course, he's also told us that Islam is a religion of peace and that Islamic jihad is "a good thing." There's an old saying about politics that sums up our predicament pretty plainly: "Personnel is policy." In this case, that means that what the people around the President think is, most often, what the President is going to do. If that doesn't keep you on your knees a little longer, you're not paying attention!

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited the White House this week. His nation plays amiable host to Iran's creation and proxy, Hezbollah. In fact, Hariri has invited members of Hezbollah into his government. Though Mr. Obama pressed Hariri about the transfer of long-range missiles to Hezbollah, the Prime Minister seemed undeterred. Maybe this is why. Apparently, the real purpose for his visit was to threaten our President. He said that Mr. Obama was running out of time. If he didn't force an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that satisfied Arab demands soon, the result will be increased violence and extremism in the Middle East. What is it with these foreign heads of state coming into 'the people's house' and knocking the U.S. or giving us ultimatums? Maybe it's time someone showed them 'la puerta.'

He may look a bit loony (or a lot loony), but Kim Jong-il knows a thing or two about getting what he wants. He's successfully bullied the West for years to get everything from fuel oil to food shipments to economic aid to the finest liquors and French gourmet food. He even got Bill Clinton to drop in and do some photo-ops with him.

He also knows a good mark when he sees one. Remember when Joe Biden predicted that some foreign power would test the new President's resolve? Well, Kim Jong-il has done it not once, but thrice. To date, the score is NK - 3 and USA/ROK - 0. At some point, though, South Korea is probably going to say, "Enough is enough." When that happens, I guess we'll really see how much resolve this administration has.

Finally, as we commemorate Memorial Day, let's be grateful for the tremendous and, in many cases, the ultimate sacrifice made by millions of men and women who have served in our nation's armed forces. Those soldiers either gave their lives or were willing to give their lives in defense of our Constitution and our way of life. But never in our history has our Constitution been under such ferocious and sustained attack from within. Let's pray this weekend that those sacrifices will not be in vain. Ask God to have mercy on our nation and help us restore those freedoms and blessings that have been slowly eroded over the decades.

God bless all of our veterans and service personnel and God bless America!

[Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.]

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