Well, they are finally here; high energy laser weapons like in Star Wars and they are so deadly and powerful and soon these lasers will be very small in size. An airborne laser the size of a refrigerator is now being developed, which can fit into the bomb bay doors of a stealth fighter aircraft. They even have a unit so big that it has to go on a 747 and the Israelis have a unit called THEL, which is portable and can be installed on a border, which can shoot down SCUD missiles or ICBMs, which are headed for their country.

New high energy laser systems are becoming the ultimate tool in the battle space and soon everyone will have them. In fact Israel is considering selling these to China. China is also buying Russian technology and China is also selling missiles and so on. to nations that are hostile to US interests in the Middle East.

Is Israel making a mistake by selling THEL to Red China? Some say yes, although others point out that Israel wants China as an ally. Especially since China is selling SAM and missile defense and perhaps offensive systems to Iran. Iran, of course, wants to wipe Israel off the map.

A person looking at the big picture has to be a bit concerned because it seems that Asia and the Middle East are preparing for World War III and the amount of spending on weapons, both offensive and defensive, seems to be something out of the Carl von Books. Clauswitz’s plays when he pointed out that leaders who fail to protect their nations do so at the expense of their people and their civilization.

Surely there are many backdoor arms deals and nation-state relationships forming in this lead-up to an ongoing modern Machiavellian alliance. The stakes are higher and this game is far more complex than the American liberal anti-participation voter understands from his prickly comments, as they have not followed the events leading up to our current situation in the Middle East. The liberal anti-war movement in the United States should be told that perhaps they should look at the big picture and ask them to think through the game from start to finish. Your thoughts?