This from the Debkafile
Israel shocked by Obama's approval of large Turkish arms sale to Lebanon
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
April 22, 2009, 10:49 PM (GMT+02:00)
DEBKAfile quotes senior Israeli military circles as staggered by the discovery that US president Barack Obama had approved a large Turkish arms sale to the Lebanese army, including the services of Turkish military instructors. This was taken as further proof that the US president is deaf to Israel's immediate security concerns. Lebanese president Gen. Michel Suleiman has more than once threatened neighboring Israel. When he signed the arms deal in Ankara Tuesday, April 21, he once again pledged publicly to place the Lebanese army at the disposal of the Shiite terrorist Hizballah in any confrontation with Israel.
If that happened, said one Israeli source, Israel could find itself under attack not just by Hizballah as in the past, but by a Lebanese army, well trained and armed by Turkey. He noted that more than 50 percent of Lebanon's fighting manpower are Shiites loyal to Hizballah.
The conviction is growing in Jerusalem that the US president endorsed the transaction as a means of breaking up the long-standing military pact between Israel and Turkey, because it interferes with his Middle East objectives. Our sources note that neither Washington nor Ankara bothered to inform Israel of the transaction or its scope.
After meeting Turkish president Abdullah Gul, Suleiman at the head of a large Lebanese military delegation signed the contracts for the sale and declared with deep satisfaction: "We reviewed the new [US] policies towards the region in the light of President Obama's recent visit to Turkey."
My Comments
The prophet Daniel tells the story of Babylonian King Belteshazzar including the now well-used phrase, "The handwriting is on the wall." While Belteshazzar partied and gloated over the demise of Jerusalem, a hand appeared in mid-air inscribing the words 'mene, mene, tekal parsin' on the wall. The words signaled the braggadocios king's demise. It happened suddenly and quickly. The difference between what happened then and what is taking place now is this: The handwriting on the wall is long and drawn out. We can see Obama's eventual abandonment of Israel coming a long way off. No suddenness here, no secret, no attempt to cover it up. Obama has the great new vision of doing what everyone else has done before, pull the rug out from under the Jewish nation.
Giving approval of Turkey's supplying of Israel's enemies, overt in the face of existing treaties, tells us Obama is either Biblically ignorant, or absolutely bent on doing the exact opposite of what is right. However, his act leads me to believe he is a player in the fulfillment of the Ezekiel 38-39 prophecies. How so? Turkey is most definitely part of the Russian-led coalition that will descend to attack Israel. Togarmah and Gomer are both people groups that settled in what is modern day Turkey. It is also stated that no nation will come to Israel's aid when that coalition attacks, including the United States of America.
I am not surprised, but I am saddened. Not only is President Obama dismantling every foundational aspect of the Constitution and our freedom, he is doing the one thing that will guarantee the judgment of God upon our country. He is rejecting Israel. It's the same as a curse. When Israel next finds itself under the gun by those who seek to destroy her, our president will turn a deaf ear and a stiffened back. I believe that will take place soon. We are quickly approaching the next major fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. It will be catastrophic, but it will also be the last major opportunity for world-wide evangelism. Are you ready?
Jimmy Root, Jr
Author: "Distant Thunder"
To be released August 2009
