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(Israeli Chief of Staff) Ya'alon: West must be prepared to strike Iran
The Jerusalem Post ^ | 13 December 2004 | ARIEH O'SULLIVAN

Posted on 12/13/2004 11:30:47 AM PST by anotherview

Dec. 13, 2004 20:20
Ya'alon: West must be prepared to strike Iran

By ARIEH O'SULLIVAN

IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon indicated Monday that Israel and the West needed to be prepared for using "other options" against Iran if diplomatic pressures don't prevent Teheran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

"We believe that there is a chance of success when talking about the elimination of the Iranian capabilities of weapons of mass destruction, first of all using political and economic resolutions," Ya'alon told a conference on security and economics.

"From my point of view and my recommendation, this has to be used first of all. If not we have to be prepared, and I am talking about the Western community, to use other options in order to eliminate the Iranian capabilities," Ya'alon said.

Ya'alon was speaking at the annual Herzliya Conference held near Tel Aviv.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; axisofweasels; elbaradei; herziliyaconference; iaea; idf; iran; iraniannukes; israel; mosheyaalon; napalminthemorning; nuclearthreat; religionofpeace; wmd; wot; yaalon

1 posted on 12/13/2004 11:30:48 AM PST by anotherview
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To: anotherview

Countdown commences.


2 posted on 12/13/2004 11:32:09 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: Semper Paratus

Translation:

West == Israel or the U.S.


3 posted on 12/13/2004 11:37:18 AM PST by anotherview ("Ignorance is the choice not to know." - Klaus Schulze)
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To: anotherview

Thats exacly what I was going to say!


4 posted on 12/13/2004 11:37:57 AM PST by IAF ThunderPilot (Israel Defence Forces - The IDF are the poeple and the poeple are the IDF)
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To: anotherview

Dicey situation!


5 posted on 12/13/2004 12:18:48 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: anotherview; IAF ThunderPilot

"IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon indicated Monday that Israel and the West needed to be prepared for using "other options" against Iran if diplomatic pressures don't prevent Teheran from acquiring nuclear weapons. "

I sure hope the West (= USA and Israel) are preparing other options! I shudder to think what would happen if the Mad Mullahs in Tehran get nukes!


6 posted on 12/13/2004 12:22:36 PM PST by Convert from ECUSA (tired of shucking and jiving)
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To: anotherview
>against Iran if

against Iran when

7 posted on 12/13/2004 10:32:11 PM PST by fire_eye (Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
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To: 1bigdictator; 1st-P-In-The-Pod; 2sheep; 7.62 x 51mm; A Jovial Cad; A_Conservative_in_Cambridge; ...
JUST DO IT!

FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel ping list.

WARNING: This is a high volume ping list

8 posted on 12/13/2004 10:33:26 PM PST by Alouette ("Who is for the LORD, come with me!" -- Mattisyahu ben Yohanon, father of Judah Maccabee)
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To: anotherview

Q: What will terrorists in Iran be doing for fun?

A: Go to bars, sit around and get Bombed.

Lame I know. Its early.


9 posted on 12/14/2004 6:59:04 AM PST by wkdaysoff (Visitors scored on the home rink. Waitress, I need two more boat drinks.)
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To: anotherview

"Set the clock. 33 minutes, mark."


10 posted on 12/14/2004 7:00:06 AM PST by mhking
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