The Aleppo Code (The Jerusalem Prophecies) by Terry Brennan

Author:Terry Brennan [Brennan, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780825464928
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Published: 2015-10-20T06:00:00+00:00

4:49 a.m., Washington, DC

Momentarily back in the Oval Office to complete some critical phone calls, Whitestone was surprised with how remarkably calm he felt. He stood leaning against the edge of the Resolute desk, while Bill Cartwright sat closer to the speaker phone on one of the sofas.

“General, I join in celebrating this change in government, particularly with you at the helm,” said the president. “And I’m hopeful the Arab states will welcome your earnest and sincere promise to withdraw your troops from Lebanon. You are an implacable foe, Moishe, but a man everyone in the region trusts.”

“Thank you, Mr. President. But Hezbollah must stop the rocket attacks—today. Our nation and our leaders did not support what one misguided man tried to accomplish. And I’m ready to order our troops back across the border, but not until the rockets stop.”

Whitestone looked across the short distance to Cartwright, his eyes asking an unspoken question. Cartwright nodded in assent.

“There is, though, Mr. Prime Minister, the residual international outrage regarding the attack on the Iranian Central Bank. Radiation is still drifting down on parts of Tehran. And now we’re in a shooting war with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. None of that is going to disappear with the Knesset’s moves, no matter how welcome.”

The silence stretched for more heartbeats than Whitestone was comfortable with. He opened his mouth to make another argument—

“Mr. President, you and I have known each other a long time,” said Orhlon, who first connected with Whitestone more than a decade earlier when the general addressed the megachurch Trinity Baptist near Dallas on the state of Israel’s security and his country’s gratitude to evangelical Christians who offered Israel their unwavering support. Whitestone was a deacon at Trinity who guided Orhlon during his visit and offered the hospitality of his Texas home. “So, Jon, this is not the time for veiled truths. You and I both know how deeply you and your military were involved in the attacks on Iran. I need your support, Jon, and Israel needs your support—publically.”

Whitestone pushed himself off the desk, crossed the room, and sat on the sofa opposite Cartwright. “You have my promise, Moishe. We’ll stand by you. And the world will know it.”

“Thank you, Jon. Now I’ve got to try to stop a war.”

Cartwright, Whitestone’s newly appointed secretary of state, leaned back into the softness of the sofa. “Well, that’s a surprising change. Welcome … but unexpected. What about Abbudin?”

Whitestone steepled his hands together and pushed his fingertips against each other. “I think our conversation with the king just took on a different flavor. We can get tougher, but we need Abbudin to exert some influence. If we’re going toe-to-toe with the Iranian military, then we need the Al-Uedid air base in Qatar reopened. And we need it now.”

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