Is The Closing Of U.S. Embassies In 21 Countries A Sign That World War III Is Just Around The Corner?

World War III? -- Fay Voshell, American Thinker

Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and regular commentator at Fox news, has said the closing of U.S. embassies in 21 countries is a sign of weakness on the part of the U.S. and suggests capitulation to al-Qaeda.

He may be partly right, but chances are that the closing of the embassies auger something far more ominous. The shutdowns may be a sign of an increased conflagration in the Middle East and Northern Africa. We may be looking at the onset of World War III.

For some time, the power-struggles of the listed nations have been largely characterized as civil wars among various Muslim factions, including the Muslim Brotherhood. But civil wars are confined within national boundaries. Once the boundary lines have bled into one another, as is presently the case with Syria, the wars become a generalized struggle, with various factions joining with the likeminded of surrounding nations.

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My Comment: I personally believe that we have a long way to go before the worst case scenario plays out in Fay Voshell's dire prediction in the above post. But the trends are indeed ominous .... and more to the point .... we in the West are making the decision to "close up shop" and "run away" rather than assist those who are resisting these extremist Islamic undercurrents.