Reprint. This article originally was published in the August 2008 edition of the “Union of Americans Reality”.

At this point in time, Iran is the biggest threat to peace in the Free World. Iran’s missile systems, with a range of over a thousand miles, can deliver nuclear weapons to nations in the Mid-East resulting in the change of the balance of power in favor of Terrorists and Terrorism. All the Free Nations within range of Iran’s missiles will be at risk. Iran is in league with Terrorism and in the opinion of many will not hesitate to add nuclear weapons to the Terrorists weapons inventory.

The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has committed Iran to the destruction of Israel. Recently, Iran has threatened the Free World with the closing of the Straight of Hormuz. Closure of the Straight would deprive many nations of Persian Gulf oil.

The Bush Administration remains in office for five months and the new President and his Administration will not take office until January 2009. This is a critical time for the American People because it appears to be the Terrorist and Al Qaeda Strategy to strike either just before or just after elections when free governments are in transition.

Al Qaeda’s first Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City was in 1993. President Bill Clinton was in office for only one year at that point. Seven were killed and a thousand injured.

Al Qaeda’s second Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City was in 2001. President Bush was in office less than a year. That time 4,000 were killed and thousands more were injured.

Spain was attacked with the Madrid Train Bombings just before a national election in 2006. The Madrid Train bombings resulted in 350 dead, hundreds injured and damages costing millions of Euros. As a result of the attack Spain withdraw their troops from Iraq.

Islamic Terrorists attacked London in 2006 after Tony Blair’s last election in 2005. No deaths, but major disruption to travelers.

Paris was struck by violent riots in 2007, which marred the election of President Sarkozy. Several killed, many injured and millions of Euros lost.

Muslim Terrorists struck London and Glasgow just after Gorden Brown’s election as British Prime Minister in 2008. Injuries and a cost of millions of Euros.

As the American People face their 2008 Election, Terrorists could strike the U.S. as they have struck other nations as they change leadership. A Terrorist Attack in 2008 is doubtful because Al Qaeda Terrorists and the Democratic Party share the same strategy for the Global War on Terrorism, “get the Americans out of Iraq and end the War”. The Democrats pledge to end the War on Terrorism ignores “Reality”. They don’t seem to know that Iraq is but one battle in the Global War on Terrorism. Will the Democratic “Withdrawal” and “End the War” promise Strategy serve the best interests of the American People?

Comment:
While Congress is in recess and our lame duck President was at the Olympics in Beijing, China and the American People are engaged in a national election…………..

Iran, a Russian ally, taking advantage of our current impotence ignored UN decrees calling on Iran to cease their efforts to acquire a nuclear bomb.

Russia invades Georgia. The timing of the Russian invasion of Georgia is no accident.

The Afghanistan/Pakistan front in the Global War on Terrorism has escalated into a major engagement.
Al Qaeda’s assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the Terrorists’ efforts to destabilize Pakistan confirms the Terrorist’s interest in acquiring Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.

Free Nations are most vulnerable to a Terrorist attack when there is an election, change in Government or a new Administration. The American People are engaged in electing a president and creating a new administration. It is doubtful that the United States will be attacked before the election because the Democratic and Terrorist Iraq Strategy are the same, “get the American Troops out of Iraq”. By pursuing strategies similar to those of our enemies, could Democrats have put the American People at greater risk?

Do we need another “9/11” before the American People understand that they are engaged in a Global War on Terrorism, that their Homeland is not safe or secure, but in danger?

Wake up America!!!!