Turkey Amps Up Call For War Against Israel. Is WWW3 Close Behind?

With the Palestinians about facing and deciding to go forward with their bid for an independent state, the US and Israel is in quite a bind with how to proceed. The US does not want to use its veto and is trying to find a way out of an increasingly difficult situation where the world has turned its back on both us and our ally. At least 130 countries support the measure, well over the two thirds needed. Add to this recipe for war, Muslim extremists worldwide salivating at this chance to show their power, plus Turkey's insane drive to declare war on Israel, which they have been steadily ratcheting up these last few weeks and we have a recipe for war. If both of these occur, WW3 will be close behind. It may be inevitable at this point. With world economies failing, a world war may be what the powers that be have decided is our best way out. Awesome (insert sarcasm here).

Israel has warned of harsh consequences to both the Palestinians and the Turks as new enemies seem to be surrounding them daily. Egypt and Turkey, once close allies are no longer and even Jordan's political state has been deemed precarious at best. When a country like Israel, which has lots of nukes, feels threatened, there's no way of knowing what will happen next or whom will get involved.

In regard to the Palestinians, Israel has said they will retaliate should the bid succeed. These include the nullification of the Oslo accords, which gave authority for the Palestinians control of parts of the West Bank and Gaza, annexing of areas like the West Bank and Gaza, and withholding of money to the PA. Congress is also debating such tactics as well. The vote, which I think has been moved from the 20th to the 23rd could very well be the start of bad things to come.

As if that wasn't bad enough, Turkey has amped up its rhetoric by saying it will attack any Israeli ship in international waters interfering with oil or gas rights in the Mediterranean or interfering with any flotilla headed toward Gaza. Israel responded by invoking a new defense pact with Greece which says they will aid in any attack. Like they had a chance with Israel, now they have to contend with their enemies the Greeks. Cyprus has been a bone of contention between the two nations and Israel is eager to exploit it. Observation flights, accompanied by Turkish warplanes, have dramatically increased over the last 48 hours. Israel and Greece are worried that a surprise attack on the island is in the works as well as a greenlight for aggression against its oil and gas pipelines. Turkey is saying they have no rights to these resources and have backed Lebanon's unfounded claim that they too are being robbed by Israel as well.

War may be coming and we should be prepared if it does. God help us all if it comes to that.