With Russian S-300 AA System on the Way to Iran, Will Israel Strike NOW- While They Still Can?

Reaganite Republican ^ | 14 April 2015 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Even if the Senate gets a clue and does shut-down Obama's bizarre
non-agreement with Iran, cascading collateral damage has already begun: Gulf states are looking to get their own atomic weaponry,
US prestige and credibility has suffered yet another heavy blow (Obama/Kerry don't even know how to surrender), and now the Russians are sending their advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Tehran...

Putin signed something that cleared the way for the (bartered for crude oil) missiles yesterday- a system that experts say could leave Iran 'untouchable'... the only way to get by that would be a large stealth fleet like the US possesses- and Israel does not,  not before the F-35s arrive in late 2016/early 2017 (and they can't carry the MAP bunker-buster).

Don't forget, the deal Obama claims to have with the Mullahs is based on detection of a weapons-building program and US resolve/capability to go and bomb them then... doesn't the S-300 make that sound preposterous?

The White House and Killary once proudly trumpeted how they talked the Kremlin out of sending S-300s to the Iranians in 2010... I guess Obama didn't have the deal he thought he did there, either.

But it doesn't seem so clever of Putin to let his intentions be known so soon, when the US Congress can still possibly put the kibosh Obama's reckless race for a 'legacy'- maybe the Russians are just hard-up for money (the deal is worth a reported $800M)

Earlier rumors that Obama threatened to shoot-down any Israeli jets flying over Iraq on the way to bombing him and Val's pals in Tehran may well be true- but the Saudis would quietly open their airspace to Israel, apparently.

Up until this point, I thought the Mossad would patiently wait for the right moment to strike -they've saturated Iran with spies- but if the S-300 leaves a Russian port, seems like that moment has arrived.

Israel can not afford to care what the Russians -or even now the American president- think...  if they don't act (conventionally) now, their only remaining option will be nuclear first-strike (doesn't sound so appealing, does it).

The US has all but abandoned Israel to her fate... the walls are closing in... and with world anti-Semitism at a post-1945 high, what have they got to lose in bombing Iran now, anyway... it's not like it would hurt their image in the Arab world, the Saudis, Egyptians, and Jordanians would actually nod approvingly in quiet agreement (perhaps they could even thank Israel by exterminating ISIS).

With that done -and the Iranian regime likely teetering- it would be time to whittle-down Hamas and Hezbollah and get rid of them for good... then Israel can sit down and talk peace with whoever is truly interested (I'll bet they can do business with El-Sisi).

[Reaganite Republican]

I just read they can fly them in... Antonov I guess

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-missile-sales-to-iran-cross-white-house-red-line/

[Sacajaweau]

Meanwhile in Iraq, ISIS is using USA weapons. Nice job Obama!!

[arthurus]

Even if the “agreement” gets scotched, our allies in the ME understand that America cannot be trusted to come to their aid and must be absolutely responsible for their own defense. For the small wealthy countries that means nukes. They will acquire nukes no matter what the USA does or says now. That’s Qatar, Bahrein, Arabia, maybe Oman, The UAE. Egypt will do it, too. Pakistan will supply the nukes and Arabia, at least, will supply its own research and development so as to be self sufficient in that area.

[DCBryan1]

They better strike now. The S-300s will decimate IDF. NATO trained on some Slovakian S-300s and really rattled their cages.

With that being said, they CAN defeat them, but at what cost?

However, S-300s would have a lot harder time shooting down Israel's Jericho III IRBMs with Mirv'd 150kt nuclear warheads screaming down at 100,000 MPH.

[DCBryan1]

Whoops 10,000 MPH

[KeyLargo]

Russian fighter planes challenging American pilots while Putin starts selling MISSILES to IRAN

Posted by soopermexican on Apr 13, 2015 at 9:05 PM in

Russia is taking advantage of Obama’s insistence on leading from behind by challenging NATO and American military planes with their fighter planes. To add insult to injury, Russia has also lifted a ban on selling missiles to IRAN, even as the negotiations continue on the nuke deal with President Rainbow Brite.

Watch below:

http://therightscoop.com/russian-fighter-planes-challenging-american-pilots-while-putin-starts-selling-missiles-to-iran/

[Neidermeyer]

three months ... unless the Russians have already trained the Iranians on simulators ...
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I’d bet the Russians would provide operators... having incompetent Iranians running their hardware will make their equipment look bad ,, reducing it’s value as an export item.

[ought-six]

Well, some serious fireworks, anyway.

[SunkenCiv]

Democrat in all but name Ron Rand Paul:

• Rand Paul: End 'welfare' to Israel
• Rand Paul: Iran Wants Nukes Because It "Feels Threatened"
• Rand stands with Obama and Kerry on Iran
• Rand Paul: I don't think we should impose new Iran sanctions while negotiations are ongoing
• Rand Paul: Let's get this straight -- I'm not for containing Iran
• Rand Paul stands alone against Senate's 'preemptive war' resolution for Iran [Sept 2014]
• Rand Paul: It's America's Fault
• Rand Paul clarifies: No containment on Iran