Despite his recent statements in support of Israel, I fear that, when push comes to shove, Barack Obama will ‘turn a blind eye’ toward the fate of the Jewish State.  Obama will allow America’s historical ally to ‘twist in the wind’ not because his middle name is Hussein, not because his Illinois church published  anti-Semitic rants by Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan and not because he told 60 Minutes that, as President  he would negotiate unconditionally with Syria and Iran.  Barack Obama will acquiesce into abandoning Israel, because Iran and Syria will demand he do so, in exchange for Ahmadinejad and Assad agreeing to stay out of Iraq, in the aftermath of Obama’s immediate and unilateral withdrawal from Mesopotamia.

Regardless of what else might ‘change’ during his administration, Obama will be considered a total disaster if after his precipitous departure from Iraq; Iran, Syria and Al Qaeda overrun that country, execute all who fought for their freedom and turn that oil rich land into a launching pad for Islamic Fundamentalism and international terrorism.

In order to satisfy his ‘cut & run’ supporters but not ‘snatch defeat from the jaws of victory’, I’m afraid Obama would cut such a deal with Israel’s sworn enemies.  He’s already on record supporting the relaxation of restrictions on direct aid to the Palestinians, despite their election of Hamas, and has said that, "nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people".  Obama voted against a Senate resolution urging the Bush administration to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.  He opposed that measure because he feared it might give the President the authority to use military action against a nuclear Iran.  Does anyone really think that an Obama Administration would actually stop Iran’s 25 year march toward securing nuclear weapons?   

After fleeing Iraq, Obama’s other great international priority is “making America respected around the world again”.  Considering the dozens and dozens of anti-Israel resolutions passed by the United Nations, Barack could find a lot of friends among the despots and dictators of the world by simply ignoring Israel.  Obama mistakes ‘respect’ for ‘appeasement’ in a headlong rush to his ‘can‘t we all just get along’ world.  Despite his lack of experience and Pollyannaish naiveté, America might survive Obama’s kumbaya presidency, but it could come at the expense of Israel’s existence.