The impetus for today's argument comes courtesy of Vladimir Putin once again showing the world his @ss, and daring anyone to do something about it.
The manner in which he went about it this time was to lift the *self-imposed* ban Russia had on delivering its S-300 missile system to Iran. The Russians had originally struck a deal with the Iranians to deliver the system in 2007, but kowtowed to international pressure, chiefly put forth by the United States and Israel.
Unfortunately for Israel, the man currently occupying the White House is not nearly as strong of an ally as the man who was there, so that same level of support may not be counted upon. While Israel remains our strongest ally in the region, their friendship has been at the least, taken for granted over the past several years.
To compound the problem, our President sees no big deal in allowing the Iranians to continue on with their nuclear program, because it's obviously peaceful, and would never be utilized for nefarious purpose like destroying Israel. This despite the fact that their previous President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on the record calling for the destruction of the state of Israel, and this despite the fact that the Iranians have the 4th largest proven reserves of oil (5x as much as the United States, and only trailing Venezuela, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.) Current Iranian President Hassan Rouhini has not made any public statements that would suggest he is in agreement with Ahmadinejad, but he is only guaranteed to stay in office until 2017 (assuming he stays alive.), when Ahmadinejad is eligible to run for office again.
So when Ahmadinejad returns to power in 2017, it may be with a nuclear program capable of producing weapons grade material, and a weapon system that will make it impossible for Israel (or any other nation) to take down the nuclear program. Not only that, but the S-300 missile system is capable of hitting targets in northern Israel, including aircraft.
The questions now on the board are what steps will Israel take in order to ensure her survival, and will the U.S. back her strongest ally in the region if conflict develops? As of this moment, it has been 6 weeks since a rocket/missile has been launched at Israel, a nearly unheard of streak, and something that could be viewed as a positive idea. If Iran gets the S-300 missile system from Iran, will there ever be another rocket free day in Israel?
