Iran Attack: Israel Ex-Min Sees End-Year Deadline

Reuters ^ | September 16, 2009 | By William Maclean

[Strategy]

LONDON (Reuters) - Israel will be compelled to attack Iran's nuclear sites if Western powers cannot agree crippling sanctions against Tehran by the end of the year, a former Israeli deputy defense minister said on Wednesday.

Ephraim Sneh, who holds no position in the current Israeli government and was speaking in his personal capacity, told Reuters it was not clear the United States and European Union had the decisiveness to take such steps, which should include tougher banking and oil curbs, by year's end.

"We cannot live under the shadow of an Iran with nuclear weapons," he said in an interview on a visit to Britain. "By the end of the year, if there is no agreement on crippling sanctions aimed at this regime, we will have no choice."

"This is the very, very last resort. But ironically it is our best friends and allies who are pushing us into a corner where we would have no option but to do it."

"I wonder if they will do it (a tougher sanctions regime) quickly enough. If not, we are compelled to take action."

Sneh, a retired brigadier-general, is a former member of parliament's defense and intelligence committees. As deputy defense minister, he held responsibility for Iran.

[Squantos]

Bet the powers that be will be all over Israel like brown on wild rice if they break Iran's nuke weapons program.

Go Israel !!!

[She hits a grand slam tonight]

it makes me wonder what obama will do since outside of missiles sot the only way to attack Israel via land is thru Iraq.
Will obama just let the missiles fly over Iraq without doing anyting.

[jackibutterfly]

Oh! That’s great! Just blab it all over the place!