power or single human being is greedy. The lust for all the marbles is basically at the root of human conflict, of nations, people, and person. But of course the geo-strategic import of the region offers the control of untold wealth. Israel is going for broke, gambling that when the radioactive dust settles she will be the Phoenix smelling like a rose. I know your Jewish scholars of prophecy think as I do. And I’m just a gentile lay person. Secular foresight is limited. Only through an acceptance of the one and only God can one ferret out the future.