Posted on 08/13/2008 7:16:48 AM PDT by WilliamReading
The American administration has rejected an Israeli request for military equipment and support that would improve Israel's ability to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
The Americans viewed the request, which was transmitted (and rejected) at the highest level, as a sign that Israel is in the advanced stages of preparations to attack Iran. They therefore warned Israel against attacking, saying such a strike would undermine American interests. They also demanded that Israel give them prior notice if it nevertheless decided to strike Iran.
Recently, however, Israel has concluded that Bush is unlikely to attack, and will focus instead on ratcheting up diplomatic pressure on Tehran. It prefers to wait until this process has been exhausted, though without conceding the military option. Israel's assumption is that Iran will continue to use delaying tactics, and may even agree to briefly suspend its uranium enrichment program in an effort to see out the rest of Bush's term in peace.
The American-Israeli dispute over a military strike against Iran erupted during Bush's visit to Jerusalem in May. At the time, Bush held a private meeting on the Iranian threat with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and the Israelis presented their request for certain specific items of military equipment, along with diplomatic and security backing.
Therefore, they said, the U.S. would not allow Israeli planes to overfly Iraq en route to Iran.
The Americans sent a similar message to Iraq, which had objected vociferously to the idea of its air space being used for an Israeli attack on Iran.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
Just like so many other things the NYT reports, they are full of it. The Supreme Leader and the Revolutionary Guard control the country.
Since you lived in Indonesia....
Do you think Barack Obama went to menjaji classes?
Incorrect. Many experts say one nuke will do it. If I ran Israel I don't take this chance and strike first One nuke destroying Tel Aviv and the Arabs can kill off whatever and whoever remains
I have visited Israel twice. There is no way one atomic bomb will destroy the country. And Israel has over 200 nuclear weapons of its own.
So how come Israel doesn't nuke Hizbollah in S Lebanon and Iran's nuclear program and get it over with?
The correct answer is those 200 nukes are useless
They will be even more useless after Iran has one or two -- Then Israel will be vulnerable to a nuke smuggled into Tel Aviv
Israel doesn't make the kind of existential bets you do. Matter of fact you wouldn't either if you governed Israel
Israel's 200 nukes are good for retaliation after Israel has been destroyed -- The Samson Option
And many of those 200 nukes just might be targeted by the Russians to back up the Iranians
Nuclear umbrella to do what? An Iranian takeover of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq? Be serious.
Incorrect. Many experts say one nuke will do it.,
Source please.
Shouldn't the damn CIA know EXACTLY how deep those bunkers are? What are we paying them for?
Second point: Don't you suppose Iran has an engineer or mathematician who can calculate the depth at which bunker busters become inefficient, and then build the bunkers deeper than that?
ahmadinejad and Khameini-—>>
In 1979, a 23-year-old Mahmoud Ahmadinejad figured among the core group that prepared the seizure
of the American embassy. According to then-Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, Ahmadinejad was not only present in the occupied compound, but served as liaison between the hostage-takers and Ali Khamenei, at the time one of the most important Friday preachers in Tehran. Khamenei himself, today Irans Supreme Leader, visited the hostage-takers repeatedly in the compound. Ali-Akbar Rafsanjani, today Irans third most important political figure, was in 1980 the chairman of the Parliament and in this capacity he shared responsibility for the prolongation of the hostage crisis.
http://dangeroustimes.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/news-ahmadinejad-was-a-hostage-taker/
Nuclear umbrella to do what? An Iranian takeover of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq? Be serious.
To force then to lower oil/gas outputs...oil pricing ... and who they sell to
Incorrect. Many experts say one nuke in Tel Aviv will destroy Israel.,
Source please.
All over the internet. Like I said. If you ran Israel you would never make such a bet yet you think others are dumb enough to or that they can be forced to because Israel hitting Iran's nukes might impinge on your lifestyle. Same as the Euros think. Put it off till a tomorrow that never comes while an enemy grows stronger
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