MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

US Defense Secretary Panetta is a myopic, blind simpleton.  Someone who is unable to discern regional events and correctly associate its toxic root with a new Islamist reality has no business being America’s “Defense Secretary” …

Proverbs 29:9, “If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.”

“WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to ‘reach out and mend fences’ with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state’s growing isolation in the volatile region.

He also pressed Israeli leaders to do more to restart peace talks with the Palestinians — ‘Just get to the damned table’ — and underscored President Obama’s determination to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He called Iran ‘a very grave threat to all of us’ and said any Iranian disruption of the free flow of commerce through the Persian Gulf is a ‘red line’ for the U.S.

In a speech at a Brookings Institution forum, Panetta said that while Israel is not solely responsible for its isolation, it could more actively attempt to reverse the trend.

‘For example, Israel can reach out and mend fences with those who share an interest in regional stability — countries like Turkey and Egypt, as well as Jordan,’ he said. ‘This is not impossible. If the gestures are rebuked, the world will see those rebukes for what they are. And that is exactly why Israel should pursue them.'” Read more.

Word to the unwise: All gestures have already been rebuked, time and time again. Islam is the fuel that rages this blazing fire. Remove the fuel, and the fire will die …

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