Posted on 08/05/2012 1:02:52 PM PDT by BCrago66
Former U.S. defense secretary tells Fox News that international sanctions have had no impact on the Iranian regime Given leaks at White House, Rumsfeld says he would not notify U.S. of Iran plans if he were in the Israeli government.
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The article is pretty short, but if you click the link, there’s an associated 16 minute video interview of Rumsfeld.
Given that the US military will be picking up the pieces and paying in blood and treasure for any attack, I think they damn well should inform us.
Israel might not have any choice. Depending on the various agreements between the two countries, Israel might have to tell us when they are going to attack another country. That is what happens when you take our welfare money. What Israel should do is stop taking our aid so they can be independent and do what they want. STOP TAKING OUR AID ISRAEL AND YOU WILL BE BETTER OFF!!!
We give Israel over $3 billion a year in military aid.
They better inform us about what they are going to do.
I think what he may be saying is that we won’t take Iran out with this administration in office; Iran needs to be taken out, and this administration would likely warn them to torpedo the mission rather than help it happen.
Actually, I think Israel would be well advised to let the US administration *think* they were just about to attack Iran, to see what Oboloney would do.
Definitely keep an eye out to see if someone in the administration would send a message to Iran or other nations; or if Obama would try to use the US military to interfere with the attack.
Almost anything he did, or didn’t do, would be extremely vital to know, strategically. And after a few hours they could call Obama back to say they had to postpone the attack for [insert b.s. reason here].
Yeah, they should just lie down and die. Is that what you mean?
I agree that’s a genuine worry but my priority is the well being of members of the US military.
Given that the US military will be picking up the pieces and paying in blood and treasure for any attack, I think they damn well should inform us.
I think its unlikely that Israel will overtly attack Iran while Obama is in office. Obama has shown every indication that hed punish Israel and probably help, at least covertly, Iran. I think that Israel has focused all its energies on collapsing the Iranian regime from within. They will continue in that direction until the moment before they feel they have no other option than to strike at an actual nuclear weapon that is ready on the launch pad.
Also, I believe that Iran supplies 20% of the worlds oil. Any attack would necessarily stop that supply as that is the only target available to the Israelis. The nuclear facilities are too spread out and too deeply buried and protected for an attack on the facilities to have any real effect. That leaves only the oil. Such an attack would cause world-wide starvation and economic collapse. Israel does not want to be the cause of that.
The Israeli government would be wise to listen. Any heads up given to the current U.S. administration would be instantly forwarded to the iranians.
obama and co. would happily betray Israel to the muslim horde.
The Obamists can not be trusted to keep a secret, so I sympathize with Rumsfeld’s remark. But any open attack will lead to open war and we will be in it up to our elbows like it or not. So while they may not want to give up every detail, for their own sake they need to give us a heads up, time to get our own chess pieces into position.
Though, I get the impression we are already moving pieces into position.
I’m of the opinion that war is coming regardless. The nutcases in Iran are going to trigger it if the Israelis don’t do it first. So, regardless, we need to be preparing for what is most assuredly coming and probably soon.
Yeah, members of the US military should be put in harms way. Is that what you mean?
Agree. A surprise attack on Iran that surprises us as well would be potentially disastrous.
Iran produces 4.8% of the world’s oil. Not 20%.
A conundrum, and likely the thinking of the ex SecDef.
I don’t think Israel is taking much of our damn money, at least not in the form of outright grants (unlike, e.g., Egypt & Pakistan.) These are loans, and Israel never defaults. Additionally, the military cooperation between the USA and Israel is a two-way street. Israel provides valuable intelligence & other assistance.
A good point well made. I’m not convinced that the IDF has the capability to do the job properly on their own. A half assed attack that excludes us could make the entire situation a lot more dangerous.
It is a difficult situation, no doubt about it.
I’m actually of the opinion that a successful attack on Iran is not possible without our complicity. We’re the ones with air bases on three sides and fleets sitting just off shore. A successful attack on their nuclear facilities would require a sustained air campaign that I don’t believe Israel is capable of maintaining from such a distance.
We’re the ones who can break an Iranian blockade of the Gulf and we’re the ones that can blockade Iranian ports, which is the real “nuclear” option, since they live by their oil exports and gasoline imports.
Israel keeps dropping hints but I don’t think it will happen without us. I’m not entirely convinced Obama wouldn’t launch for his own reasons.
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