As
if we didn’t have enough already going on in 2020, now we are facing
the possibility that several regional wars may erupt. China and India
had both been pouring troops into a disputed border region, and now
there has been an incident where they were actually killing each other.
On the Korean peninsula, North Korea just blew up “a joint liaison
office” that it had used for talks with the South Korean government.
And in the Middle East, Turkey is warning of grave consequences if
Israel goes ahead with a plan to annex portions of Judea and Samaria.
If a major regional war erupts at even one of these flashpoints, it will
be another devastating blow for a global economy that is already
imploding, and there is a very strong probability that the U.S. and
other major western powers could be drawn into the conflict.
Right now, most Americans are focused on our internal problems, and
so they are paying very little attention to the growing crisis on the
border between China and India.
Both nations had sent substantial contingents of troops to an area of
the border that has long been disputed, and a meeting that was supposed
to defuse tensions actually resulted
in soldiers killing one another…
Chinese state media described the incident Monday night
in the Galwan River valley where both countries have deployed troops in
recent weeks as “the most serious clash between Chinese and Indian
soldiers so far,” confirming casualties but offering no further details
about them. Indian government sources speaking on the condition of
anonymity told The Times of India that 20 Indian army personnel had died in the fighting.
American intelligence believes 35 Chinese troops died, including one
senior officer, a source familiar with that assessment tells U.S. News.
The incident took place during a meeting in the mountainous region
between the two sides – both of which had agreed to disarm – to
determine how the two militaries would safely withdraw their presences
from the region.
This is the very first time in decades that Chinese and Indian troops have killed each other, and apparently
very little shooting was involved…
The meeting grew tense and resulted in a physical
confrontation between the troops. According to the assessment, all of
the casualties were from the use of batons and knives and from falls
from the steep topography, the source says.
That sounds like a scene from an overly gory Hollywood war movie, but reportedly this actually happened.
Hopefully the leaders of the two nations will be able to cool
tensions for a while, but the Chinese have a very long history of very
bitter border disputes with their neighbors, and without a doubt China
will continue to make attempts to exercise sovereignty over this area.
Meanwhile, tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen to a level
that we haven’t seen in many, many years. On Tuesday, North Korea
actually blew up a building
that had been used for negotiations with South Korea…
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office used for
talks between itself and South Korea, the latest sign that ties between
the two longtime adversaries are rapidly deteriorating.
North Korean state media reported that the four-story building, which
is located in the town of Kaesong just north of the demilitarized zone
that divides the two Koreas, was “completely destroyed by a “terrific
explosion” at 2:50 p.m. local time.
That is certainly one way to make a statement.
And this comes just days after Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, had issued
a very ominous warning…
In a cryptic statement late Saturday, Kim Yo Jong vowed
her country would “soon take a next action” against South Korea — a move
she suggested would be carried out by the country’s military.
“By exercising my power authorized by the Supreme Leader, our Party
and the state, I gave an instruction to the arms of the department in
charge of the affairs with enemy to decisively carry out the next
action,” Kim said in the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
All of a sudden, North Korea’s approach to relations with South Korea
has dramatically shifted, and that shift has coincided with Kim Yo Jong
taking a much more prominent role in national affairs.
I believe that there is much more going on in North Korea than we are
being told, and Kim Yo Jong appears to favor a much more militant
approach than what we have become accustomed to in recent years.
Over in the Middle East,
the Times of Israel is reporting that the IDF is gearing up for a “state of war” as Israel prepares to annex portions of Judea and Samaria…
Just over two weeks before a possible Israeli annexation
of some as-yet unspecified portion of the West Bank, the Israel Defense
Forces is preparing for a wide range of scenarios for potential regional
fallout — up to and including a large-scale wave of terror attacks —
while still not being told exactly what the government has in mind.
The military is gearing up for possible massive unrest, Channel 12
reported Sunday evening, including what it is calling a potential “state
of war” characterized by a Second Intifada-style onslaught of suicide
bombing attacks.
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again made it clear
that he does not intend to alter his plans, and that means that the process of annexation could start as soon as the beginning of July.
A few weeks ago, I wrote an entire article about how this could potentially spark
a major war in the region, and Arab leaders continue to make it clear that there will be
“consequences” if Israel goes through with this…
Israel’s plan to extend its sovereignty to the Jordan
Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, will “destroy all hopes” for
lasting peace in the Middle East, Turkey’s top diplomat said on
Wednesday.
“If the occupying power [Israel] crosses the red line, we [Muslim
countries] must show that this will have consequences,” Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a special meeting of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Executive Committee, according to
Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.
We shall see what happens.
I think that Netanyahu is convinced that Donald Trump is probably
going to lose in November, and so that means that he probably believes
that he only has a window of a few months in which he could annex
portions of Judea and Samaria with U.S. support.
It appears that Netanyahu is absolutely determined to move forward,
and it also appears that Israel’s Arab neighbors are prepared to respond
very forcefully.
In just a few weeks, missiles could start flying back and forth, and the entire Middle East could erupt in flames.
This is such a critical time, and let us pray for peace.
But without a doubt we are living during a time of “wars and rumors
of wars”, and it certainly isn’t going to take much to unleash a major
conflict.
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