Posted on 04/24/2006 1:07:34 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Iran's nuclear programme is the most serious threat faced by Jews since the Nazi holocaust, Israel's defence minister has said.
Shaul Mofaz said: "Of all the threats we face, Iran is the biggest. The world must not wait. It must do everything necessary on a diplomatic level in order to stop its nuclear activity."
He added: "Since Hitler we have not faced such a threat."
Iran insists that its nuclear programme is aimed solely at producing energy, and that it has no ambitions to acquire an atomic arsenal.
But calls by Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, for Israel to be "wiped from the map" have increased tensions between the two countries.
Israel has so far endorsed American efforts to curb Iran's nuclear programme through possible sanctions.
But earlier today Mr Ahmadinejad said he did not think the US would go through with its threats.
"I think it is very unlikely for them to be so stupid to do that," he said. "I think even the two or three countries who oppose us are wise enough not to resort to such a big mistake."
Mr Mofaz said: "Pressure must be applied on the Iranians to ensure that they realise there is no returning from the path they are taking."
Shaul Mofaz is likely to surrender the Defence Ministry to the more moderate Labour Party chief Amir Peretz in the next Israeli coalition government.
And the results will be the same....I'm afraid.
Funny, I don't see any environmentalists, leftists, and other associated moonbats protesting Iran's claims to want to produce nuclear power like they do, ad nauseum, over here.
And, as with Hitler, the U.S. and Europe will just sit back and let it happen.
Oh ye of little faith...
Iran is going to be destroyed if they try anything with Israel.
Wait and see.
Iran's "Mein Kampf" is loud and clear.
Waiting for a different result is not an option.
Silence is deafening when the protection of Jews enters the equation. Moonbats and Nazis are like minded in such thinking. Recall, Hitler was a vegetarian.
Yiu got it. I think Israel has "The biggest stick" on the block it that part of the world...and would not be afraid to use it either.
I guess, I'm not the only one that's thinking along these lines.
Once it is determined that Iran is near a workable and deliverable nuclear weapon Israel will have no choice. They will not destroy Iran, but they will destroy its leadership and nuclear weapons program. However, I do not think Israel has the capability to do this with conventional arms. They do have this capability with their nuclear bunker busters. They might even consider a preemptive conventional strike against the leadership and hope for an internal revolution. Failing that, I suspect Israel would go nuclear on Iran. They would have no choice. Otherwise, Israel would suffer a nuclear strike on it soil. Even so, Israel has nukes that are at sea. The nation that strikes Israel with a nuke will be destroyed.
I am in total agreement. Israel has already prepared for this scenario. We here in the states dissect their abilities to provide enough firepower and/or intelligence to rock back Iran's nuclear capacity. There is no; 'We cannot do it, it is not possible!' in Israel. It is only a matter of timing, weather, and precision, never mind any question as to these people's loyalties. They do not exist to this day by chance.
Given the rather poor history of aerial bombardment in achieving the capitulation of a civilian populace, I'd say your hope is rather unlikely. The mullahs would use an Israeli strike as an excuse for a political crackdown. Any Iranians that were wavering will likely support the mullahs after the bombs begin to fall.
Second, I am beginning to have my suspicions about the "Iranian Opposition". I think that the opposition is not nearly so strong, and the mullahs are using their mere existence to forestall western military action.
The anti-Semite LEFTIST Democrats are ROOTING for Iran...against Israel and US!!
Keep in mind, folks, that if Iran was serious about Nukes, they would develop them in secret.
This is nothing more than an international shake down. The EU will pony up cash to "keep them from developing weapons". The Iranians will pray for a new US Democratic President who will do the same.
The difference this time is the Jews have guns and a pretty damned fine army.
And, obviously, a Socialist.
Which throws out the theory that Bush is hitler. Any current socialist democrat liberal has more in common with Hitler, than Bush does.
Islam is worst threat to Jews since Hitler.
Big difference between German Jews of the 1930's, and the Israeli Jews of this century.
Israel has nukes.
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