Posted on 01/30/2009 12:15:05 PM PST by lewisglad
The time element, however, for accomplishing Iran's task of nuclear weapon development appears now to be a year or less. This is the projection on which the Israeli Defense Ministry is basing its plans. Tehran is fully knowledgeable of this and it is thus extremely important for the Iranians to get the Obama administration into talks as soon as possible in order to put deterrent pressure on the Israelis.
Jane's Defense Weekly has already reported that it expects the less-advanced American "bunker busting" bombs (GPU-27, 28) have already been delivered to Israel. The original request, nearly two years ago to over-fly Iraq to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, was turned down by Washington. All that did was to send the Israeli Defense Ministry back to its drawing boards for alternate attack routes and methods.
Ali Khamenei knows the Israeli attack on Gaza also carried and important warning for Iran that Israel will not wait to seek external approval of what its considers necessary military action. The only questions left, therefore, are how and when the Israelis will choose to interdict Iranian nuclear weapon development.
To ensure that there will be no Israeli preemptive bombing of Iranian nuclear weapon sites in the next 12-18 months, there must be a clear action by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei halting the creation of the Persian bomb. President Barack Obama has a very tight window within which to work his much heralded negotiating magic; otherwise a new Middle East conflagration will begin -- and soon.
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My personal prayer is: Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (And quickly.)
This is what happens when you tell terrorists to play nice.
Something any kindergarten teacher could do.
And he was elected president.
A show about nothing.
Yet a disaster.
Debka speculated that Iran could be semi-operational with a dirty bomb by mid-February. Good times!
Good times indeed! zre0 may be on the side of the bad guys but most of the American people and Congress isn’t. If he fails to help Israel, he is finished before he even begins. A flash in the pan and that would be a very good thing.
God bless Israel - and the Innocent GOOD citizens of Iran who are oppressed by their totalitarian theocracy!
Agreed. As long as Obama is in the White House Israel had best not reveal ALL of their plans to him either... With the rumors going around that Obama was in talks with Al Qaeda before he was even elected, telling him about Israeli plans would be like sending a text message to Ahmadinejad himself, and all his Arab buddies...
[For more info. on the Al Qaeda talks rumor please see this FR thread — Report: Barack Obama’s Al Qaida initiative began months before his election
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2173831/posts ]
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It’s super Bowl weekend, probably will happen tomorrow.
IMHO, I'd trust him as much as Bill Clinton with any security secrets if I were the Israeli government. He was too tight with “Peace Now” for comfort.
http://ziontruth.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-rahm-emanuel-kapo-or-merely-vichyite.html
It looks like Israel will be left by themselves to take out the nuclear Hitler for the world. Everyone will secretly thank them but publicly scorn them, as usual.
I do too. Sad thing is, the right price would probably buy his silence on the matter. We’ll know if he suddenly retires and moves to the Grand Caymans and buys a place on the beach.
Yes, I think you are right. I think he’s taking the fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcbFnzgf_WE
Iranian takeout...sounds good! Rice and lentils and chicken...LOL. I just got back from an international food festival at school, and indeed I did have Iranian food!
The other meaning of “Iran takeout” sounds good too. Drop some bunker busters on Natanz and Bushehr, Israel.
We're responsible for defending Iraqi airspace. Hussein might very well give that order. And its not just their attack aircraft, they'll have to bring tankers.
To ensure that there will be no Israeli preemptive bombing of Iranian nuclear weapon sites in the next 12-18 months, there must be a clear action by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei halting the creation of the Persian bomb.I don't believe Israel will find a feasible scenario using bombers. There *may* be a way to accomplish what is suspected as their goal using guided missiles. However, I think it is more likely that Israel will assassinate a bunch of Iranians (and probably Russians as well) involved in Iran's bomb development, and/or a bunch of members of the despotic mullahcracy ruling Iran.
When has he negotiated anything? WTF is this guy talking about?
Joe Biden may be a blowhard buffoon, but he gets the intel chariman’s secret briefings like everyone else. So his words may not be that far off...
And with Blago's security detail outta the way I wont be surprised if the Clintons' cleanup team should show up and eliminate him in a very creative way that will make it look like a suicide or accident.
History shows that the Clintoons does have a very effective cleanup team btw, with approx 96 done according to the last count I heard!!
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