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US Warns Israel Against Large IDF Ops
Jerusalem Post ^ | 24 Nov 2008 | JPost Staff

Posted on 11/24/2008 1:40:47 PM PST by edpc

The US has requested that Israel refrain from embarking on any large-scale operations during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, Time magazine reported Monday evening.

The magazine quotes an unnamed Israeli source at the Defense Ministry as saying, "We have been warned off."

IDF officials hinted in the past that a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear installations might be timed to take place before the inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama. Obama is slated to take office on January 20.

The request, reportedly relayed to Israeli officials by senior US counterparts, was likely to be reiterated on Monday during Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's last meeting with Bush with both leaders still serving as of heads of state.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gaza; iran; israel; plausibledeniability
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Unbelievable.
1 posted on 11/24/2008 1:40:48 PM PST by edpc
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To: edpc

What? There’s absolutely no better time for all parties involved.


2 posted on 11/24/2008 1:42:06 PM PST by monkeybrau
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To: edpc
A black racist, antiSemite who doesn't give one wit about the defense of Israel and the protection of the Jews is about to become president (no I did not make a mistake in not capitalizing the "p").

President George, Israel has every right to defend themselves and to do WHATEVER they need to in order to protect themselves and their nation, so MYOB. Needless to say I am ashamed to read this.

3 posted on 11/24/2008 1:46:06 PM PST by Jmouse007 (tot)
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well, would it make a difference if it was bush or obama if Bush is also preventing Israel from defending itself?

Maybe it is just cover for diplomacy.


4 posted on 11/24/2008 1:49:24 PM PST by ari-freedom (So this is how Liberty dies... with thunderous applause)
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To: edpc; All
There is no stronger friend of Jews, or Israel than I am- search my writing and postings of you care to, so I say this with a heavy heart- if Israel does not strike before The New Little Big Fraud® assumes "rule," she is lost.

You heard it here, first.

5 posted on 11/24/2008 1:50:54 PM PST by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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To: backhoe

Man, what a disappointment W has turned out to be. When a lliberal friend calls W stupid I can’t bring myself to defend him.


6 posted on 11/24/2008 1:55:04 PM PST by Terry Mross ( It's just a matter of time before we're all 'GUILTY' of hate speech.)
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To: monkeybrau

That’s what I have said all along. It’s pretty well documented that Iran now has sufficient nuclear material to construct at least one nuclear device. Israel has stated all along that they will not allow Iran to do so. I figured the Israeli’s would wait to until after the U.S. elections. If it was McCain I thought the Israeli’s would figure they would get more robust support from the U.S. for a military solution to the problem and would wait to see if some other alternative, i.e. economic sanctions, might actually be effective. If it was Obama then I figured the Israeli’s would strike while Bush is still in office. The U.S. would be obliged to assist and the deal would be done before Obama could do anything about it.

In any event Israel will take matters into it’s own hands. Unlike Europe and bed-wetting liberals like Obama the Israelis know damn well that Iran means it when they say that they will eliminate the Jewish State. Up til now sanctions have not been effective nor will they be in the future as long as Russia can stick their thumb in everyone’s eye to gain geopolitical and economic advantage. And I don’t think that will change nor do the Israelis. Look for the bullets to fly sometime between now and April, 09.


7 posted on 11/24/2008 2:00:14 PM PST by technically right
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To: Terry Mross
Man, what a disappointment W has turned out to be. When a lliberal friend calls W stupid I can’t bring myself to defend him.

I went from lukewarm support ( 2000 ) to enthusiasm ( 9-11 ) to "what the Hell happened to him?" ( After the 2004 election, and more so after the 2006 debacle.)

And this? I just can't see the justification or reasoning behind it- two nuclear bombs on Israel's narrowest part, it's all over but the dying.

8 posted on 11/24/2008 2:02:18 PM PST by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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To: edpc
Either a codeword for “Go for it!” or word coming down from the Reptilian masters.
9 posted on 11/24/2008 2:07:52 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: Terry Mross; backhoe; ari-freedom; Jmouse007

You believe everything from Time according to unnamed source or unnamed source at the Israeli Defense Ministry? Did you know Iranian almost started the Battle of Armageddon but on Aug. 21 Somali pirates inadvertently thwarted exploding dirty bomb Iran ship in the Israeli shore? Oh well the worse or worst is yet to come. Be prepared.


10 posted on 11/24/2008 2:13:38 PM PST by hamboy
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To: edpc
If not now, when?

If Bush will not assist the Israelis now, then all his statements about not permitting a nuclear Iran were lies.

Because if Israel does not act now, Iran will be a nuclear power in under six months.

And no one thinks that Obama will do anything about it.

11 posted on 11/24/2008 2:17:41 PM PST by mojito
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When does Bibi Netanyahu become Prime Minister?

THAT’S when Imadamnnutjob better start scanning the skies!


12 posted on 11/24/2008 2:24:11 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My cartridges are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: technically right

I hope Israel isn’t suckered into thinking that Obama would be ok simply because he picked Rahm Emmanuel.


13 posted on 11/24/2008 2:27:11 PM PST by ari-freedom (So this is how Liberty dies... with thunderous applause)
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To: edpc

Pound sand.


14 posted on 11/24/2008 2:28:25 PM PST by onedoug
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To: backhoe

I sure wasn’t enthusiastic when he was picked in the 2000 primary.


15 posted on 11/24/2008 2:28:34 PM PST by ari-freedom (So this is how Liberty dies... with thunderous applause)
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To: elcid1970

I would vote for Benyamin Begin (Menachem Begin’s son.) Bibi is a professional politician, Beni is not...Beni is a staunch Zionist and has the respect of most Israelis.


16 posted on 11/24/2008 2:29:59 PM PST by richardtavor (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem in the name of the G-d of Jacob)
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To: onedoug

?


17 posted on 11/24/2008 2:33:37 PM PST by edpc
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To: edpc

I don’t understand why george can’t see the undeniable parallels between hamas and al queda.

A terrorist is a terrorist unless it’s killing a Jew?

What we have coming in IS certainly worse than you were george, that’s the ONLY reason I will regret seeing you go.


18 posted on 11/24/2008 2:38:18 PM PST by Dr.Zoidberg (There are 1517 days until marxist occupation ends. What are you doing to shorten the war?)
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To: edpc

Bush an his cronies asked us all to believe in his compassionate conservatism B.S. too.
Pretty disappointed in him what with his amnesty b.s.
tax and spend b.s.
not hitting Iran
not hitting Syria
not hiting harry reid


19 posted on 11/24/2008 2:40:42 PM PST by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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US Warns Israel Against Large IDF Ops

Here it is from the bottom of my heart. When wil the USA tell the mooslime terrorists the same thing ? WE ARE WARNING OUR SUPPOSED FRIENDS ? Warning them ? Here's an idea. ISRAEL, GIVE THE MIDDLE FINGER TOO THE WORLD AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

Tell President Bush, PM Olmert and Condi Rice "Drop off the planet."

Condi Rice you make me sick, this goes for many members of "My" government.

IDIOT SAVANTS.

20 posted on 11/24/2008 3:03:01 PM PST by mosquewatch (No peace without FREEDOM.)
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