(April 22, 2008) In an interview with ABC news, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton declared that if she were President and Iran attacked Israel the United States would retaliate against them. (Clinton: We could ‘obliterate’ Iran) “‘I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran,’ said Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton Tuesday in an interview on ABC News. ‘In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them,’ she added.”
Although it is true we could currently “obliterate” Iran or any other country with our nuclear arsenal, it may not be true over the next ten years. The Bible declares that Israel is going to be attacked one day by Iran and many other neighboring countries [see on this web site (Coming Invasion of Israel). However, for the exact reason that Mrs. Clinton stated, I don’t believe any country would be foolish enough to attack Israel as long as the United States is its protector. Therefore, in order for the prophetic invasion of Israel to occur, I believe that the United States has to become either economically or militarily impotent or both. As oil prices continue to soar and thus affecting every other area of our economy, it is possible that economically we will not be able to maintain our current level of military power. The Iraq/Afghanistan war has drained our resources immensely. It may be that if the American people become economically disadvantaged (U.S. Consumers Destined for a Future with Fewer Choices, Much-Higher Costs), they may rebel against any further intervention in the Middle East, even if it means sacrificing Israel.
(May 13, 2008) In light of Israel’s 60th anniversary, Iran’s president made a decidedly anti-Israel statement. (Ahmadinejad: Israel to be ‘swept away soon’) His exact quote is, “This terrorist and criminal state is backed by foreign powers, but this regime would soon be swept away by the Palestinians.” The Bible declares that actually it will be a coalition of countries including Iran that will attempt to sweep away Israel. They will be unsuccessful in this effort. You can read about this future attack here: (Coming Invasion of Israel) The Iranian president said last week that the anniversary feasts could not save this “rotten and stinking corpse.” He is correct but the God of the universe can and will save Israel.
