Posted on 04/16/2010 7:37:40 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The apocalyptic element in the thinking of the Iranian leadership does not mean that they want a nuclear war. It does make them more reckless and ready to use dire threats.
To avoid the worst, Israel must remain strong in spirit and ready to act preemptively.
While Netanyahu is PM, I think that's a safe bet. Here's an excerpt from an article earlier this year....
[Journalist Jeffery] Goldberg also quotes "friends and advisers" of Netanyahu who say that he took three lessons from his brother Yonatan’s death, in the heroic raid on Entebbe in 1976: "The first is that those who threaten Jews, and have the means to carry out their threats, should be neutralized pre-emptively. The second is that no one will defend the Jews except the Jews themselves. The third is that destiny has chosen the Netanyahus to expose and battle anti-Semitism — before it reaches the point of genocide."
Bibi can end this potential nightmare tonight. I pray to God he does.
Yasser Arafat’s spiritual successor.
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