Posted on 09/01/2009 2:26:12 AM PDT by Fennie
WASHINGTON - The United States must curb the Iranian nuclear program or deal with the consequences of an Israeli military strike, the Wall Street Journal warned US President Barack Obama on Monday.
According to the most important conservative newspaper in America, a military conflict with Iran would be inevitable, if the West failed to act quickly.
In its editorial, the newspaper accused the Obama Administration of investing more diplomatic efforts during its first seven months diplomatic warning Israel not to strike than it has rallying the world to stop Iran.
"US and Israeli military officials we've spoken to are confident an Israeli strike could deal a significant blow to Iran's programs, even if some elements would survive," the newspaper said. "The longer Israel waits, however, the more steps Iran can take to protect its intallations."
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I think that it is clear as crystal that if Iran’s nuclear programs aren’t stopped by the next couple of months, Israel will take them out. The only things Obama could do to prevent it would be to attack Israel (unlikely), or get Iran to disarm the nukes. It is hard to see how he accomplishes this without military action, since Iran clearly considers him to be a weak sister.
No kidding! They have only been saying that for several months (years) now...
Others think they should just lay down and let Iran go for broke - wait until a nuclear warhead is heading their way...does not sound like a way to survive though, but hey, what do I know... Maybe all of Iran’s talk is just that...
As soon as Iran gets a few...then the domino effect takes place. Egypt, Syria, Libya...will follow within a few years. Israel is justified in any action it takes to protect itself.
One is the magic number!
Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran!
Iran must be crapping a brick.
Go for it. I say 300 or 400 Mega-tons will do the job.
So tired of this b.s. talk,
bomb hell out of iran already.
They’ve deserved an ass whoopin for decades.
I hear that since 2005.
... or declare defeat with the knowledge that it will greatly embolden global muslim terrorism to strike us from all sides...
obama is once again showing his total inability to act as CIC - and unfortunately its costing unnecessary lives of or American heroes in Afghanistan.. and likely many 10s of thousands more here on US soil
Obama (and America by default) is learning that making friends does not protect the world. Settling a dispute on a basketball court doesn’t make you a maker of world peace (as insinuated by numerous news articles on his great diplomacy skills) when you are dealing with irrational muslims and people desperate to stay alive.
True - however I would say:
obama “attempts” to make what he considers “friends” by making apologies for what he sees as all of America’s alleged errors and wrong actions over the past 50 years
and we know that’s not working out
Bombing Iran is probably not going to be needed. More likley they are going to have a very bad “accident” and punch their own ticket.
I have wondered why say N.Korea doesn’t have an “accident” while their missile is on the launch pad. Sort of a space based accident at that.
I personally think he wants there to be an attack on Iran. It would create further 'crisis' in America to allow him more power usurpation.
I agree. Bombing is such an obvious action, that Iran has probably taken measures to minimize that impact. But, an “accident” that exposes a few thousand people to radiation would cause the entire world to come down on them.
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