CUFI Dinner

Israpundit was at the Christians United for Israel dinner, and writes it up.

As Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania said to the vast audience; ‘the enemy [are] Islamic fascists’ and that the ‘war on terrorism is disinformation.’ Given the current crisis in the Middle East Santorum pointed to ‘Iran as the genesis of the problem.’ He noted that the Islamic Republic in Iran requires all university students to volunteer for training as a suicide bombers ‘as a condition of their admittance.’ Santorum referred to the recent defeat in the U.S. Senate of an Iran Freedom Support Act (‘IFSA’), because Bush Administration national security and State department officials wanted to give ‘diplomacy’ a chance to convince the “Messianic mullahs” and President Ahmadinejad to suspend nuclear enrichment and development of nuclear weapons. Now, as Santorum pointed out, Iran’s true objectives have been unveiled in its support and supply to Hezbollah in Lebanon of missiles raining death and destruction on Israel.

As Santorum pointed out in his remarks, the Senate action occurred just before the current eruption of Hezbollah actions directed at Israel with the support of Iran and Syria bent of destroying Israel and killing thousands if not millions of Israelis, if they had ‘the means,” to do it. As one regional CUFI Pastor said, “Iran certainly has the will.