What does American Absence Mean in the World?

Do we remember this? It’s not about a president, or a congress, it’s about ALL OF US?

Then, of course, we have Abbassi of Iran:

President George W. Bush is an “aberration”, a leader out of sync with his nation’s character and no more than a brief nightmare for those who oppose the creation of an “American Middle East”. There will be no helicopter as long as George W. Bush is in the White House. But whoever succeeds him, Democrat or Republican, will revive the helicopter image to extricate the U.S. from a complex situation that few Americans appear to understand.

Now we have John Kerry of the USA, returning again to Geneva with a deal with Iran, as his goal as opposed to prevention of a nuclear armed Iran.

What is happening around this, beside a beside himself Netanyahu?

WORLD DESTABILIZATION 

Israel said to be working with Saudi Arabia on Iran strike plan

Riyadh reported to give Jerusalem okay to use Saudi airspace and to cooperate on other tactical support, according to Sunday Times

Israel is working on coordinating plans for a possible military strike with Saudi Arabia, with Riyadh prepared to provide tactical support to Jerusalem, a British newspaper reported early Sunday.The two countries have both united in worry that the West may come to terms with Iran, easing sanctions and allowing the Islamic Republic to continue its nuclear program

According to the Sunday Times, Riyadh has agreed to let Israel use its airspace in a military strike on Iran and cooperate over the use of rescue helicopters, tanker planes and drones.

“The Saudis are furious and are willing to give Israel all the help it needs,” an unnamed diplomatic source told the paper.

Likud and the Wahabbis. Imagine the extremis they feel they are in for this to be happening.

Nor is  this article from the SUNDAY TIMES OF LONDON the only item of evidence … buried in an Aviation Week article about the UAE going on a defense spending spree for similar reasons is this….

Meanwhile, the region’s biggest customer, Saudi Arabia, is proceeding with the massive acquisition program announced in late 2011. The centerpiece of the project, the modernized Boeing F-15SA, started flight tests this summer. The fighter has a new fly-by-wire system, an all-digital electronic warfare system from BAE Systems and an advanced cockpit, which (interestingly enough) is based on Elbit hardware.

This ‘alliance ’ is not just a time limited plan allowing the use of KSA airspace and logistical help on the ground to make flights to Iran from VERY short range. 84 Brand new American F-15SA’s (Strike Eagles) are now updated with Israeli electronics? Elbit could CERTAINLY stop this use from occurring.

Comprendez?

Meanwhile in Japan, the retreat from power and influence has us looking to the Japanese for added military power. They are more adamant in demands of Norkland and China than WE ARE, and they are building now. They are steadfast allies, but SO WAS ISRAEL. An Israel which now sells advanced high altitude, long duration drones to Russia, and is being courted for SU-35, and PAK-T50 sales (1/3 the price of the F-22, which Israel , Japan and Australia were not allowed to purchase) and to sell THEM drone technology and sensor technology.

Nor should we ignore (but we will) Israel and China working together. If Israel can work with the Al Saud, can ARM THEIR STRIKE EAGLES, we should be thinking very carefully about the kind of world we are creating by hewing to a line drawn by Barack Obama and similar to the one the Paulistas would also draw.

Even if the USA is energy independent, CAN WE do nothing if oil supplies in the world evaporate as a result of a regional war, and our allies in Europe and the Far East are strangling, and then must compete with China for that oil?