Neyanyahu has come to the realization that Mr. Obama will never allow Israel to attack Iran before the election. What he is beginning to realize is that if Obama is elected to a second term, he will not allow an attack even then. Obama will instruct the Israelis that Israel and Iran will simply have to enjoy the terrifying peace of mutually assured destruction. Will Netanyahu accept this? Or will he, the Prime Minister of Israel and the secular leader and defender of the Jewish people take definitive action?
The danger of Iran getting the bomb has much broader implications in the region. No doubt Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear weapons to counterbalance the Iranians, whom the Saudis fear much more than the Israelis. It will lead to proliferation and instability. Containment is not an option.
“Obama will instruct the Israelis that Israel and Iran will simply have to enjoy the terrifying peace of mutually assured destruction.”
Mutually assured destruction (MAD) only works if all sides involved are NOT crazy.