For the past couple of weeks I've only provided the views of others regarding endangered Israel and the House speaker debacle.  Today, I provide my opinion, beginning with the Israel-Hamas War, with more questions and no solutions: Pressures are building, and Israel is in its worst position since the  Yom Kippur War  a half a century ago.  That period was crucial for the survival of humanity, for involved were the western powers against the Arab nations, plus the Soviet Union, and even China and North Korea.   While the world survived this game of intense brinksmanship, one fallout was the sudden increase of petroleum prices, for the result was the  First Energy Crisis .  Interestingly enough, Iran was a non-player in this war. Here is the situation at this moment (which could anytime change): Israel is torn about when and how to invade the Gaza Strip. The 199 hostages make decisions difficult. There are around  40,000 Hamas military terrorists  in a Gaza Strip population of 2.3, m