Russian Military Supports Hezbollah Against Israel

There are more players in the Middle East than what the Liberal media would have you know. It became apparent on October 3 when 500 Russian military engineers arrived in Lebanon that Russia has aligned itself with the Hezbollah terrorists against Israel. This is the first time that Russian forces have openly deployed in the Middle East. The engineers are tasked with rebuilding bridges destroyed by Israel during the recent hostilities with Hezbollah - and they will be protected by Muslim commandos.

Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick has reported the move as part of Russia’s increasingly anti-Israel policy, and describes the support as giving ominous forebodings about Russian plans in the Middle East. "The Russian bear has awakened after 15 years of hibernation," she writes in a recent article. "The clouds of the coming war are converging upon Israel, but our political and military leaders refuse to look up at the darkening sky." Glick concludes: "Any objective observer of the developments in our region understands that the storm of war is rapidly approaching us. With Moscow’s blessing, the Palestinians, Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran are steadfastly preparing for battle."

Also in the article, Glick cited a recent report exposing Russia’s intelligence agencies as supporters of the terrorist organzaition during its war with Israel. According to Defense Weekly, a Russian listening post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights gave Hezbollah a continuous supply of intelligence. That intelligence caused significant damage to Israeli operations, according to Glick. "It appears that Russia’s support for Hezbollah may well have been as significant as Syria’s support for the terror organization," she writes. These reports show the seriousness of the War on Terrorism - a seriousness that the Liberal wackos cannot understand.

Glick says recent speeches by Syrian President Bashar Assad indicate that Damascus feels Russia will support Syria if it goes to war against Israel. The columnist also points to Russia’s continuing support for Iran’s nuclear weapons program, highlighted by statements from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a recent visit to Tehran, that Russia opposes all international sanctions against Iran. The situation in the Middle East continues to heat up, my Conservative friend. We do not need to let the Liberal wackos determine the future by cutting and running from the War on Terrorism.