Today in The American Prospect (http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11742) also available on World Net Daily, Sarah Posner posts an article entitled, "Holy War."  In the article, Ms. Posner (and it has to be MS) suggests that Pr John Hagee, especially through his book Jerusalem Countdown is influencing if not dictating American and Israel foreign policy. 
  As evidence, Ms. Posner cites comments from Newt, John McCain and Bill Kristol.  Newt leads things off with his WW III comment, and McCain's comment about Iran, "I think that it's very clear that Iran is becoming more and more belligerent and needs to be reigned in."  She also quotes Kristol who said, "...we might consider countering this act of Iranian aggression with a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.  Why wait?"  I would concur with both McCain (who I rarely agree with) and Kristol (with whom I frequently agree with). Additional support offered by Ms. Posner is a previous article by her on Hagee specifically (http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=11541) the title of which is "Pastor Strangelove."
  While I have not read Jerusalem Countdown, I have heard Hagee speak about it, Israel and the Middle East.  He certainly is no "wingnut" and similarly I rather doubt he's dictating the foreign policy of either America or Israel.  What Ms. Posner seems to forget is that Hizbollah started this war with Israel and that Hizbollah and Hamas for that matter are supported by the states of Syria and Iran. She also seems to forget that Iran (like Iraq) is ignoring the U.N. and continues to seek to build their nuclear arsenal.  If they did just that, it's possible, I suppose that the world could overlook it. In point of fact, however, Ahmadinejad has consistently called for the destruction of Israel as a country as well as the Jews.  Additionally, an Hezbollah spokesperson said two days ago that they have suicide bombers ready "...to dispath them to every corner of the world to jeopardize Israel and America's interests...If America wants to ignite World War III...we welcome it."  No doubt the spokesman has been reading Ms. Posner.
  Let me say again, with all due respect to Mr. Gingrich (who I almost always agree with), this is not WW III, it's WW IV and Iran is driving the train.  To ignore that and them puts U.S. in significant peril.  Iran and the terrorist organizations they support must be destroyed.  In war there is a victor and a loser.  No matter how Ms. Posner and others of her ilk want to spin it, someone must win which means someone will lose.  The question for right thinking Americans is whether we want to be winners or losers.  I choose winning, in the words of O'Reilly, "what say you?"