Saudi Daily: Military Option May be Best Solution to Iranian Nuclear Crisis(Al-Madina)

MEMRI ^ | 08/17/10

[TigerLikesRooster]

Saudi Daily: Military Option May be Best Solution to Iranian Nuclear Crisis

An editorial in the Saudi daily Al-Madina, published in the wake of announcements in Iran and Russia regarding the imminent activation of the nuclear reactor in Bushehr, took a hard line vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear program, claiming that the military option may be the best way to deal with it. The article reflected the Gulf states' growing tension and concern regarding Iran's nuclear program, and mentioned their proximity to the Bushehr reactor.

Following are excerpts from the editorial:[1]

"Tehran's [August 13, 2010] announcement, confirmed by Russia, that an Iranian nuclear reactor would be inaugurated this month in Bushehr, on the Arabian Gulf coast, and that it would be equipped with fuel and would operate as a nuclear facility, is an indication that the region is now entering a new phase.

"In taking this action, Tehran is ignoring all the advice, warnings, and requests to halt its nuclear program, or at the very least to try to continue it under clear and open international inspection that would guarantee that it does not have a military facet. If [Tehran] insists upon going ahead [with the program] without the agreement of the international community, it will bring embarrassment and suspicion upon every [country] that supported [Iran's] right to peaceful nuclear energy.

"More importantly, by means of this action, Tehran is moving its conflict with the international community into high gear, and [in this case] some may consider the military option to be the best solution. [Delaying recourse to this option] may lead to a point where it is impossible to implement it – if Tehran manages to produce a nuclear bomb of its own.

"What is of concern is [the fact] that the Bushehr reactor is closer to several Gulf capitals than to the Iranian capital itself, as well as the fact that it is very near the crucial oil routes which pass through the Arabian Gulf – placing the neighboring countries in great danger, both in the event of an attack and in the event of radioactive leakage. Moreover, [the Bushehr reactor] may become the site where Tehran will develop its nuclear weapons, which it may use to impose demands or exert pressure on the region. This is a suspicion that Iran has not managed to refute to date.

"If Tehran is interested in the success of its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, and if it wants to make progress in order to ensure prosperity for its people, it must maximize its cooperation with the IAEA. The IAEA, for its part, must display a little flexibility with Tehran, since... equipping the reactor with nuclear fuel is the point of no return. When this happens, the Bushehr reactor will become a facility for nuclear energy.

"All parties must be judicious in confronting the new situation, and must make sure that the inauguration of Bushehr is not a preamble to disturbances or tremors in the region."

[TigerLikesRooster]

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[ntmxx]

Well, well…uhm if the filth of Islam wishes us to do something about it, meaning their Iranian problem then they should pay in oil about $16 Trillion worth of compensation! Or they could talk the Russians, or Chinese into it at a discount OR go pound sand.

Frack the Saudis and their brand of submission.

[pennyfarmer]

I think by military option they mean the only real solution is to get rid of any Iranian bomb over Israeli territory.

[ntmxx]

The Israelis can manage this all by themselves if they wanted too.

I think the Saudis, need to own up to their dirty deeds done so much…and pay for their own creations.

[Netz]

The Israelis can do many things but going against the wishes of the Appeaser-in-chief is one obstacle the military planners in Israel were not counting on...

[redgolum]

Then let the Saudi’s and the Israeli’s deal with them.

[philman_36]

Hey Saudis, ya'll have an advanced military. You've got some of the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world!
How about getting off your lazy asses and taking the reactor out yourself!
Or are ya'll expecting someone else, as usual, to do the dirty work?

You guys are a joke. All that saber rattling and you can't even clear the sheath!

[bert]

You misunderstand the situation. Israel is the cover for aggression. Mecca and the holy shrines are the real objective.

Israel is trivial compared to the control of the Hajj and all Islam

[bayouranger]

Or are ya’ll expecting someone else, as usual, to do the dirty work?

~~~As usual.

[shove_it]

Maybe an attack won’t be necessary ...

http://www.debka.com/article/8973/

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks TigerLikesRooster.

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[FreeStateYank]

Hey, Saudi Arabia...knock yourselves out!

[Wuli]

Of course the Saudis would say this, they want nothing more than for the U.S. or Israel to eliminate their main religious rivals for hegemony among Muslims, whereupon the Saudis will turn around and fund the vilification, throughout the Muslim world, of “the infidels” that did the dastardly deed against their fellow Muslims.

Just as it was the Saudis that paid for the bulk of the funds that built, with the operational assistance of the Pakistani ISI, the Mujahadeen and the Taliban in Afghanistan and as Afghanistan descended into the dark ages, helped fund the international blame that "the U.S." created the Taliban.

Gulf War I itself was not about "saving Kuwait" it was about protecting the Saudis and having the U.S. fight their war, by proxy; a war against their most deadly enemy, a war they would have lost as fast or faster than Saddam lost to the coalition.

The West has to wake up. In the contest within Islam between the Shia and the Sunni, between the Saudi-Wahabis and the Iranian Mullahs, the west does not have a dog in that race; and the hegemony of either one will not make a difference in the long term Muslim agenda, of both parties, against Western Civilization and the world influence of Western Civilization.