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.
I agree. And yet one wonders if the F-22’s in the area are really there to protect Iran from Israel.