Posted on 11/16/2014 8:28:39 AM PST by Dave346
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered one of his sternest warnings to date about Iran, suggesting the U.S. is failing to see the country's intentions in either the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Iran.
"Iran is not your ally. Iran is not your friend. Iran is your enemy. It's not your partner. Iran is committed to the destruction of Israel," Netanyahu said in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" when asked whether the U.S. should try to work with Iran in the fight against ISIS. Both countries want to see the jihadist group defeated for different reasons, but Iran has rejected U.S. overtures for cooperation in the fight.
Netanyahu argued that the U.S. cannot work with Iran because the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for the annihilation of Israel as recently as four days ago.
"This is not a friend, neither in the battle against ISIS nor in the great effort that should be made to deprive him of the capacity to make nuclear weapons. Don't fall for Iran's ruse, they are not your friend," Netanyahu said.
He painted Israel as the true ally in the fight against ISIS, saying his country is "with the family" of the U.S.
"We support you in this battle. We support President Obama in leading this coalition," he said, though he declined to detail how exactly Israel would be participating in the fight.
Netanyahu has also been a voice of constant opposition to the ongoing talks between Iran and six world powers to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions, warning against any deal that allows the continued enrichment of uranium there.
"It's not merely preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons today, it's to prevent them...from having nuclear weapons tomorrow," Netanyahu told host Bob Schieffer. "That means that Iran should not be left with the residual capacity to enrich uranium that you need to have an atomic bomb, nor to have the long-range ballistic missiles -- the ICBMs, intercontinental ballistic missile -- to launch them."
Such missiles are not meant to target Israel, he said, but rather the United States. He argued that means the U.S. should deprive Iran from having any capacity to make nuclear weapons, in part by continuing sanctions.
He also weighed in on the recent diplomatic flap in U.S.-Israel relations that came about when an unnamed official in Mr. Obama's administration referred to Netanyahu as a "chickensh*t" in a magazine article.
"Look, I'm not going to deal with anonymous sources that issue all sorts of critical statements. I think that's not appropriate. I will say this: I think the relationship between Israel and the United States is very, very strong. I mean, there is bipartisan support for Israel, which we appreciate. And not only that, I think support for Israel among the American people is at an all time high," Netanyahu said.
"People instinctively understand that Israel is America's best ally in the Middle East. The best ally of the United States. And you know, in Israel we think America is our best ally too. There's a very, very strong bond there," he added. "Yes, we can have disagreements between governments. That happens in the best of families, but we are one family."
Netanyahu is right, but good luck getting Obama to understand it.
Mr Netanyahu ,we the people of AMERICA knows the Iranians are our enemies.It is only the communist Muslim IN THE WHITE HOUSE that is in love with the blood sucking vampires of IRAN..He knows what they are he is just trying to show us the American people he is going to destroy everything good about our country..
The fact that Iran is building Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles proves that it intends to annihilate people on other continents — like us.
So why aren’t the Republicans speaking out forcefully on this issue? Why is it left to the prime minister of Israel to warn Americans of the serious danger they face?
As for Israel, it’s not a reasonable target for an Iranian nuclear bomb. First, Iran has been spending billions to support Hamas so that the Palestinians can take over Israel; so destroying Israel does not fit into their plans.
Second, Israel contains a number of important holy Muslim sites, which the holy Muslim ayatollahs of Iran would not destroy.
And, third, Israel not only has nuclear weapons with which it can retaliate, but it also has a proven anti-missile system — the Iron Dome — with which to shoot down any incoming nuclear bombs from Iran.
Not to mention that Israel also has one of the world’s most effective intelligence agencies — Mossad — with which to detect any possible anti-Israel nuclear plans on Iran’s part so that they can be thwarted.
On the other hand, the U.S. and Europe do not have these advantages. So if the Ayatollahs are serious about getting their money’s worth from the billions they’ve spent building nuclear arms, they’re more likely to use them, at least at first, against more vulnerable targets than Israel — just like al Qaeda attacked New York City on 9/11 rather than Tel Aviv.
Iran took our embassy which happens to be sovereign U.S. soil, held Americans against their will for over a year.
What did the U.S. do? As far as I’m concerned, a lil bitta payback is looooooooong overdue.
Because to talk about it might mean actually doing something about it. Doing something about it ultimately means going to war, which would be very unpopular, and nobody in DC is ready to bite the bullet and advocate that. So they may carp a bit about Obama, but in truth most Pubs wouldn't do anything more about it than Bush did.
No one’ listening to Netanyahu on this subject. To understand why, Google: Benjamin Netanyahu 1992
And remember, he’s done nothing through three terms as Israel’s Prime Minister.
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