I am becoming irritated by some who consider our partiality to Israel reckless foreign policy. Any involvement in Middle Eastern affairs is potentially hazardous. From Saudi Arabia to Iran, the mentality of millions is antagonistic to both Israel and America. The only thing they respect more than our money is our military might. And what little respect they have for these is overshadowed by their contempt for our way of life and our values.

The hatred for Israel is greater. They can easily see that the blessings of the Judaic faith are revealed in Israel’s prosperity. Arab wealth abounds from American and European petroleum demands. And that’s the rub.

America’s insatiable demand for oil is causing us to suckle so hard on Middle Eastern petroleum reserves that we are beginning to choke, not on oil but on blood. And who better to make the scapegoat for this blood-letting than Israel and her dealings with the Palestinians?

It is very important to know much of the Islamic world will never recognize Israel’s right to exist, regardless of the Palestinian issue. It would be wise for America to extend petroleum reserves within its interior, seek out petroleum alternatives, and to continually recognize that Israel is our ally in a region of the world where we have very few friends.

Lynnwood