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Iran Next Target, Warns Israeli Diplomat
WA Today ^ | February 13, 2009 | Jason Koutsoukis, Jerusalem

Posted on 02/13/2009 10:07:37 AM PST by Strategy

A SENIOR Israeli diplomat has warned that Israel is ready to launch a military offensive against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.

In an interview with The Age, Dan Gillerman, who was Israel's permanent representative at the United Nations from 2003 until last September, said time for diplomatic efforts to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear capability might have already expired.

"The world cannot afford to live with a nuclear Iran," Mr Gillerman said. "I hope diplomacy will work, but I'm not sure we have the time for diplomacy to work.

"Israel has made it very clear that it will not live with a nuclear Iran and I believe that Israel has the ability and the capacity to make sure it will not happen."

Mr Gillerman, who will visit Australia later this month, said two clocks were running with respect to Iran: "There is the technological clock of Iran and there is the diplomatic clock, and I think the Iranian clock is running much faster."

(Excerpt) Read more at watoday.com.au ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; islam; israel; obama; wot
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To: Strategy
i still say, cruise missile all their refineries and electric stations and make them live in the dark for the next five or ten years or till they get their mind right...
61 posted on 02/13/2009 3:04:45 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist -)
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To: ReneeLynn

The US will ‘go down’ if we don’t support Israel. Shall we side with the nations of our enemies? Alas. Foolish Obama might.
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Right.


62 posted on 02/13/2009 3:04:48 PM PST by unkus
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To: LowTaxesEqualProsperity
Israel couldn’t beat Hezbullah.

They could have if they were willing to level Lebanon. And like Al Queda, Hezballah is not a state, but an organization dispersed amongst many nations, with Iran being one of their primary benefactors.

And it might not even be necessary for them to level Iran either. The political/citizen relationship in that country is not rock solid. Given the right set of events, Iran's people could very well revolt.

No guarantees though.

As for Israel and Iran; Iran's current government has stated time and again that they want to wipe Israel off the map. Rhetoric or not, it is not the kind of threat Israel is going to take lightly. If they feel they have no choice, they WILL strike.

That's not a bluff, that's national survival.

63 posted on 02/13/2009 3:12:39 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: angkor

” Iran - 545,000’” will be dead in an instant!

As soon as Israel fires its Nuclear Bombs.


64 posted on 02/13/2009 3:21:22 PM PST by FreeManN (DefendOurFreedoms.US)
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To: nuconvert

Your right, the parliamentary election was held early LAST time,I thought it stayed the same but it was changed back.

oops.....


65 posted on 02/13/2009 3:21:34 PM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

trigger happy? THis has been going on too long for trigger happy to apply. If Israel were trigger happy, we would have seen the last of Iran a long time ago.


66 posted on 02/13/2009 3:24:14 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: Abathar

Israel should annihilate Iran ASAP!

Since the US does not get its Oil supply from Iran, we the people of the US will not be affected by the annihilation of Iran.

Then we make an offer that the rest of the Islamo-Fascists can not refuse.


67 posted on 02/13/2009 3:26:11 PM PST by FreeManN (DefendOurFreedoms.US)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

Obama will never aid Israel. But I for one don’t think we would go down defending them, if we did it all out.


68 posted on 02/13/2009 3:26:12 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

“I’ve always wondered why Israel is so willing to rattle the sabers when they are vastly outnumbered by Iran. “

Because there is no way for 900,000 Iranians to attack Israel. Israel on the other hand can send 100 aircraft loaded with enough bombs to level Europe at Iran and they wouldn’t even know what happened.


69 posted on 02/13/2009 3:26:32 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (History does repeat itself. This is Ceasar and the Roman Senate.)
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To: LowTaxesEqualProsperity

Israel didn’t want to beat Hezbollah. They fought with both hands and a foot tied behind their back.

You have to understand that Israels leadership was much like the Hussein administration here in America at the time. It was the extreme-left Olmert regime. They don’t care about Israel, they care about what the US state department, the UN and the Arab world think.

Israel can destroy the Iranian nuclear program. Even if they cannot destroy 100% of it, what should Israel do? “Accept a nuclear Iran” as Joe Biden arrogantly proclaimed in an interview with Israel Army Radio?


70 posted on 02/13/2009 3:27:56 PM PST by Jeb21 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative

Good Lord Man, where have you been. The ME is the source of most of our problems now. They are the main threat to our way of life.


71 posted on 02/13/2009 3:28:34 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: FreeManN

I wish it were that easy, but all those places in the world that Iran DOES sell to? They will be on the world market buying any oil they can to replace their lost supplier.

We pay more either way. Oil is fungible, remove it from one place and buy it from another.

We will be hurt if Iran’s supply is removed from the world market.


72 posted on 02/13/2009 3:31:38 PM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Abathar

Once Iran is annihilated, the US will have control of the World.

It is similar to the World after we dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan. The US will control the World. No Nation will have the power to dispute anything the US wants to do.


73 posted on 02/13/2009 3:41:04 PM PST by FreeManN (DefendOurFreedoms.US)
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To: Abathar

No Nation will dare provide oil to any Nation but the US once Iran is destroyed by Nuclear Attack.

If Europe wants Oil then they will have to deal with the US.


74 posted on 02/13/2009 3:52:55 PM PST by FreeManN (DefendOurFreedoms.US)
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To: rbg81
The only way Israel can accomplish its objective at this point (with certainty) is with nukes.

Well that is something I know with certainty - Israel will not launch a preemptive strike against Iran with nukes.

75 posted on 02/13/2009 4:29:59 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Bobalu

Exactly, only the US could totally decimate Iran without resorting to nukes. Of course with Obama as president this means nukes will be used.

fasten those seat belts.....
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If so, Russia will then nuke us. I bet my life on it.


76 posted on 02/13/2009 5:56:40 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama dozed.....people froze.)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative
"Iran - 545,000 active military personnel, 350,000 reserves Israel - 177,000 active military personnel, 408,000 reserves I've always wondered why Israel is so willing to rattle the sabers when they are vastly outnumbered by Iran."

Means nothing...

"When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man's sword will be against his brother. I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him" (Ezek. 38:18-22).

77 posted on 02/13/2009 6:58:43 PM PST by Beloved Levinite (R.I.P. My Beautiful America - Land of the Free & Home of the Brave - 20 January 2009)
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To: plain talk
Well that is something I know with certainty - Israel will not launch a preemptive strike against Iran with nukes.

That'll depend if they think an Iranian nuclear missile strike is imminent. If they ever believe that, Iran disappears.

78 posted on 02/13/2009 7:12:22 PM PST by neutronsgalore (ROPERS DELENDA EST!!!)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative
I've always wondered why Israel is so willing to rattle the sabers when they are vastly outnumbered by Iran.

Because one Israeli commando can kick the sh!!te out of 50 uzzlim jihadis.

Uzzlims are only brave when their captives are bound hand & feet and surrounded by uzzlim terrorists who then cowardly pull their sword and do their favorite act of beheading. In an actual war, the uzzlims always turn tail and run at the first sign of danger. Most of the tanks that Israel captured from Egypt, Syria & Jordan in the 1967 war, had not even fired a single shell in attacking OR defending their ground.

79 posted on 02/13/2009 9:24:27 PM PST by rcrngroup
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To: Strategy
This is getting to be a bit like crying wolf. They could have taken care of this situation while Bush was president or, at least, before he left office. Its too late now. islam will crush Israel if they hit Iran. The liberals have destroyed THAT great country too!
80 posted on 02/13/2009 9:53:44 PM PST by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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