America’s Next President And The War On Terrorism
The United States has, for decades, assumed the role of global police force which has strained both its army and its budget. The demands have not lessened; conversely, they have only increased.
By MIKE EVANS 05/21/2016 22:51
The United States of America has been fighting wars in the Middle East for a decade and a half. The price tag for those wars, predominately in Iraq and Afghanistan, has surpassed $1.7 trillion.
The war with radical Islam has not been won, and could continue for decades.
The US attempted to win the war by establishing bases in Afghanistan in partnership with the Afghan government and its first president, Hamid Karzai, and also with Pakistan.
Despite attempts to form alliances with both, the US was left with no viable partner in the Middle East.
The opposite is true; both governments are corrupt and have made it virtually impossible for the US to win the war on terrorism. The same may be said of Iraq where as of June 2009 the US military occupied 357 bases, manned by 144,000 troops.
The corrupt government, led at that time by Nouri Maliki, a pro-Iranian Shi’ite, made victory in the war against terrorism equally unattainable.
The question has now become: how can the US fight the next battle in the war on terrorism while not placing the lives of American troops at unnecessary risk? In the weeks before the Persian Gulf War, I flew with General Khalid bin Sultan, the commander of the Saudi Multinational Forces. During our flight, he said to me, “Yesterday almost ended our government.
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The solution is a US military base in Israel. The Port of Haifa is the ideal location for it. With a strategic base in Israel, the US would be able to accomplish specific objectives: 1) a viable partner with moral clarity; 2) a partner that is already waging a successful war on terrorism. America could also utilize Israel’s knowledge, technology and resources to assist the US effort while at the same time American troops would be in a safe location.
If the US were to establish a base of operations in Israel, what form would it take? There are already huge warehouses maintained by the US in Israel. These buildings are said to be similar to the ones operated in Saudi Arabia, several European and other countries. These were the brainchild of Ariel Sharon, and hold emergency military supplies – medical materials, tanks, armaments and more – that can be dispatched quickly when and where needed.
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