The latest round of talks between the P5+1 and Iran came screeching to a halt this weekend when Iran offered a proposal to settle the issue once and for all, a proposal which appears to have made Western nations, which were hoping to milk these do-nothing summits for many more years, exceedingly uncomfortable.
Not that this is over with, however, it’s business as usual, and for Israel that means insisting that the latest round of talks proves the need for a war. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz is demanding that the US and other Western nations immediately issue an ultimatum to Iran to submit entirely or face invasion.
Steinitz’s comments center on a long-standing divide between the US and Israel on whether the regular US threats to attack Iran are enough, or if threatening them somewhat more often and with more specificity would be a better idea.
Steinitz wants this next round of threats to be really specific, insisting the US must set a red line of Iran totally abandoning its civilian nuclear program in “a few weeks, a month” at the most, and that it would face immediate attack if it did not do so.
The US seems to be taking the bait, with Secretary of State John Kerry reiterating that the talks “cannot last forever.” Since the US seems uncomfortable with the idea of ever accepting a deal with Iran, it seems the only alternatives left are to start a war or just talk forever.
The threats may set the stage for the coveted “June war” that Israeli officials have talked up in the past, but the who process must not be overstated, since of course every single time the P5+1 meets with Iran it is followed by a flurry of hysterical war-mongering, instigated by some Israeli official or another, and doesn’t necessarily mean anything beyond those officials hoping to score points with their hawkish constituents.
It seams that every day a new face shows up and demand for us or other country to attack Iran.., in Israel the war with Iran has become a political joke of the day by the jokers themselves.., if you can, willing or dare to start the war with Iran why this or that joker wanting for America to attack Iran.., well lets do it America, lets do it Israel because Iran will not joke when they say that they will bomb Israeli cities with all they got.., then the doors of hell will really be open gulping the entire Middle East.., but the question is if these jokers understand.
That has never been the Israelis MO. The only way they have started wars is with a surprise, unprovoked attack where they will not suffer casualties. Like all cowards, they have no stomach for a battle where their adversary has the ability to strike back.
Sorry, Netanyahy, the U.S. does not MUST do anything for Israel! Israel MUST shape up and treat alestinians in a just way. We have enough problems in America just now.
The only place for attack on planet Earth remains Israel. It should be moral duty of US change Israels regime…It would be "road to peace on this planet".
Everybody knows it, not many would mourn for long……
Israels arsenal of undeclared WMD is the real treat to World Peace peter czech
Well The Masters have spoken.
Now the USA MUST do the Masters bidding and start a needless , unjust war which will result in millions of innocents losing their lives and putting the whole world in danger just to appease a ROGUE ISREAL.
Well The Masters have spoken.
Now the USA MUST do the Masters bidding and start a needless , unjust war which will result in millions of innocents losing their lives and putting the whole world in danger just to appease a ROGUE ISREAL.
Yes Israel, right away. We have nothing better to do than to fight your senseless wars.
How to get the Russians off 5+1? The other 5 will roll over when signalled, but what if the Russians don't go along with the kinetic approach? We just know the Chinese won't.
Ah, well, there's always the Georgians, gallant little Tonga and our friends in Micronesia – a UN vote is a UN vote.
"Yeah," and the US will continue to bend down and hold its ankles for the apartheid state of Israel.
At least we will say to them please be gentle and will you still love me in the morning. Just who the fuck does Israel think they are demanding we attack a sovereign nation. I dont see any of our israel first politician,s should we declare war on Iran we will send our sons first to fight on the front lines. I do not wish my two grandsons to die for Israel, the oil companies or our chicken hawk pliticians
The US needs to sever all relations with Israel and then issue an ultimatium that Israel withdraw to the 1967 borders. We need to remind Israel that it has no inherent right to exist.
I am generally opposed to war. However, I see no way out of reaching the conclusion that we need to devastate Israel before she kills any more
What would be amazing/surprising/gutsy or just plain sane would be for someone [is it too much to hope for an American good ole boy] to tell Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz to go fly a kite and do the dirty work himself.
Israel is beginning to feel another of its' 'post-war hangovers'. It needs another jolt of war to pick it up again. Otherwise depression is sure to ensue. They came to the right place – the only other war addict in the world.
The US has created a MONSTER known as Israel. We have always backed them right or wrong. Because of the USA Israel thinks it can do what ever it wants, and it does! We tell them we have their back.Their is no light between us.We are eternal friends. Michele Bachmann refers to them as our great ally. And we have an unbreakable bond. Besides all we do for them and all we give them we have to constantly reassure them! They even have veto power thru us .And because of all of this most of the world now hates th USA. My question is why do the politicians do this??? They must know whats going on.
OUR POLITICIANS TESTICALS ARE KEPT IN A MASON JAR IN TEL AVIV.MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT WE ARE ISRAELS BITCH, Israel would sell us down the river in a minute.
The Zionists MUST crawl back under that rock, and shut their pie holes !!!!
I am happy to be a citizen if the United States of Israel.
The United States of Israel is insane
Israel should sign the IPT open up her own nuke sites or be invaded!