Linda,
I think that because that is the ultimate desire and goal of all those "radical groups" involved in tearing down these governments. Muslim Brotherhood made no bones about it. ALQueda would love to destroy Israel. SO would Hamas and most Muslims.
The M Brotherhood was behind the Egypt uprising and some of these others as well. Israel has already made a mess of those nation's armies before and the Arab leadership knows it and isn;t so bold.
The extremists are always looking for blood and conflict.
IMO, we need a President of the U.S. (who is a real citizen) who will help defend and protect Israel as we promised. That will be a criterion for me in the elections in 2012.
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