Posted on 07/20/2009 5:08:58 AM PDT by Strategy
JERUSALEM - A senior US defence official has warned that an Israeli strike on Iran could have profoundly destabilising consequences, and would directly affect US interests.
"A unilateral third-party attack on Iran's nuclear program could have profoundly destabilising consequences, and it wouldn't just affect the general level of stability in the region. It would affect Israel's security and it would affect our interests, and the safety of our forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere," The Jerusalem Post quoted him, as saying.
"It's a pretty big deal, and given the closeness of our relationship with Israel, I think we would hope that they would take those strategic calculations into account," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at zeenews.com ...
‘It would affect Israel’s security...’
So would getting nuked.
However, American foreign policy has obviously shifted to the point that the BHO administration would only consider the annihilation of Israel - our ONLY reliable ally in the Middle East - and all its people a minor ripple in world affairs, compared to what it seems to feel would be the tidal wave created by ruffling Iran’s feathers.
Sometimes you just gotta scratch your head and wonder if our president is working for the U. S., or for al-Qaeda. So far, he’s been far more destructive to American society and American interests than any number of penny ante Moslem jerks with TNT strapped to their belts.
So where's the harm in that?
As Obama would say f##k the US you wanted change? Thats why you voted for me!
try:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5I6ho0Qjco
This man hit the nail on the head!
Why don’t they stop talking about it and “JUST DO IT” !!!!
we’re meddling again
oh wait, this is Israel we’re talking to-
This is worthless.
A senior US defence official... - who?
... The Jerusalem Post quoted him, as saying. - who?
... he added. - who?
Where’s the meat? Anybody could make statements like this “official.”
Worthless.
Yes it is SO “stable” there now. Chaos is returning to Afghanistan and Karzai is now meeting with the Taliban against our objections. Iran, the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the world and an enemy of the U.S. and Israel, is o the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon. Pakistan it teetering on the brink of civil war. But Obama’s amateurs think everything is “stable”.
” given the closeness of our relationship with Israel,... “
And just what *&^%#@ing “closeness” would that be?
“The only nation that would be destabilized would be Iran, and no one else. “
And who would cry for them? Not me.
>> he can look out his window over in Arlington and see this <<
Good work!
But a small correction:
The view you’re showing is not FROM Arlington but TOWARD Arlington. So your picture is approximately what somebody would see while hovering a few hundred feet above the SCOTUS building.
And that's a problem; why?
And those US interests would be what? A$$ ki$$ing those nut jobs?
And that’s a problem; why?
Closing the Straits of Hormuz would be an act of war and cause the USA to act. It would be similar to the act of Gamal abd al-Nasir when he closed the Strait of Tiran that precipitated the 6-day war.
Hey, are we really oppressing that many? Wow. We kick a-=.
......I think we would hope that they would take those strategic calculations into account,” ......
This statement is a message, not to Israel but to Iran.
Iran holds the cards. If they continue to play the nuclear hand, there might be consequence. The consequence is that once it begins, it will be everybody concerned in the area, plus the USA piling on against the Mullahs.
The Israeli cities I put in showed blank space, which is about par for the course. I think the IDF blocks satellite surveillance.
That “official” and obuma better get off their ass and actually do something besides passing resolutions before it happens... Because it will happen
We don’t have to wait for Israel to take care of business for us.
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