Will the U.S. Troops be out by 2009
?
June 8, 2007
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
I have long continued to proclaim my belief that Iran would not risk an attack against Israel until deliverable nuclear bombs were a functioning real ity
in its weapons inventory. I do not expect Iran to use its nuclear bombs except as a deterrent to keep Israel from using its own weapons of mass destruction. A second belief I have constantly proclaimed is the unlikelihood that Syria or Iran will attack Israel while American troops remain on their long borders with Iraq.
To summarize, I do not expect a major Middle East
war to break out between Israel and her neighbors until American troops are out of Iraq and Iran has a deliverable nuclear weapon.
It has been primarily these two reasons which led me to the guesstimate that Israel would experience the initial attack that triggered the great tribulation period at some point in time after 2007, but before the end of 2012.
The 2009 date highlighted in the following excerpt was extracted from the U.S. signaling Gulf stating it will withdraw from region by 2009 (GeoStrategy-Direct) FOCUS ON THE PERSIAN GULF 06/02/07)
http://www.unitedjerusalem.org/index2.asp?id=926130
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The United Jewish Foundation
June 2, 2007
ABU DHABI — The Bush administration has hinted through diplomatic channels that the United States will leave Iraq and most of the Gulf region
by 2009.
Middle East diplomatic sources said U.S. envoys have repeatedly signaled that Washington plans to withdraw from Iraq and most of the Gulf region.
Several U.S. envoys advised Gulf Cooperation Council and other states to prepare for this eventuality, they said.
“No such words were spoken, but Arab and Israeli leaders have understood that within two years, the United States will no longer be in Iraq or in the Middle East,” one diplomatic source said.
The administration´s strongest message of a U.S. military withdrawal took place during the Middle East tour by Defense Secretary Robert Gates in April. Gates visited Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia and discussed arms sales with all three countries.
In Saudi Arabia, the sources said, Gates faced withering criticism from King Abdullah and his aides for U.S. support of the Shi´ite-led government in Iraq. Gates responded that August 2007 would mark the turning point for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
“The message was that if by August, the [Iraqi President Nouri] Al Maliki government fails to take over security, then the war will be considered unwinnable,” a GCC source said. “The conclusion by Arabs and Israelis was that this was the U.S. deadline.”
The sources said the planned U.S. withdrawal marked the basis for the administration´s proposal to supply Saudi Arabia with up to $10 billion in advanced military platforms and weapons. Congress has objected to the sale because of Saudi instability as well as Riyad´s insistence that it will not accept U.S. restrictions on the use of
the systems.
In Israel, Gates also discussed U.S. strategy in Middle East. The sources said Israeli leaders who met with the defense secretary understood that the United States would soon begin a withdrawal from Iraq.
“The underlying message by Gates to the Israelis was different from that to the Arabs,” said an American who monitored the talks.
“The Israelis understood from Gates that
Israel was on its own and therefore must be very careful in how
it responds to threats, including the Iranian threat.
The feeling was that if there was another war, Israel should not expect another U.S. airlift.”
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