Last week’s announcement by the Russian government that they are cancelling a ban on selling S-300 defensive missiles to Iran seems to be sparking a flurry of comments from US and Israeli officials insisting they can attack Iran whenever they want, with or without the S-300.
Yesterday it was President Obama, but today was Israeli Air Force commander Major General Amir Eshel’s turn, insisting he is confident he can “get the job done” if ordered to attack Iran.
Eshel confirmed the S-300 is a “very sophisticated system,” but said he had no doubts that Israel, which had invested “immense resources” in preparing to attack Iran, could get around it in a strike.
The major general went on to complain that S-300s were providing nations a “false sense of immunity from attack,” encouraging them to behave provocatively. It’s unclear which nation he is referring to, as only a handful of nations have them, and none of them are nations Israel is particularly at odds with.
Whistling through the graveyard. Israel can't afford to lose 30% of a strike force.
They would be lucky to have only a 30 percent loss. They have been the master of attacking the unarmed and close. Iran is expecting them and they are prepared. The other major cost will be the return fire Iran does to Israel. I can understand why so many dual citizens do not actually even go to Israel much less lives there. I would love to know the true population of Israel for the privilege ones. It is clear that bibi and friends would rather have the USA kids get killed over the privilege ones.
Of course they can, The United States congress will whistle up replacements immediately! Just as they did in 1973!
What would the media's reaction be if Iran or any other country were making these specific promises to attack israel?
Talk is cheap, pal- SHUT UP AND DO IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
He can't – he's not sure Obama would provide the refueling support the Israeli air force would need to get home safe – at least those aircraft that survived the defenses. Besides, the Israelis are bred to be hubristic so there's no helping them.
Since the Russians destroyed the Israel aircraft in Georgia they have not have the ability to attack without being refueled. Saudia Arabia is not going to allow them to land and if they do land they will only give the Iranians a heads up on the attack. Israel needs the USA to make the attack but the public is not for another war.
On a side note I just discovered an old newspaper which was put behind my grandparents picture. It was dated apr 1940 and I has a story of Mrs. Roosevelt telling her view that she saw no reason why the USA should enter the war in Europe. At that same time her husband was providing arms to England and sinking German ships. The ability of the military industrial complex to get us into wars is a real fright. My son is draft age and I know from my vietnam experience how war is not a good thing. I sure hope the public understand loud mouths like the guy in this story should not be believed.
Long time no hear…
You make 2 assumptions… 1. that the Israelis and the Saudis would not collude. I wouldn't bet on that as these are strange times indeed. 2. that anyone is going to ask the "public" what they're opinions, wants or desire are. They aren't. They don't care what the public thinks. They'll do what they want and then tell the public how much to cough up to pay for it.
This terrorist apartheid place in ME with its illegal arsenal WMD should shut up!!! No reasoning needed about this "entity" in ME. This régime should disapear from this planet!!! All the wars in ME and terrorism has linkes just to this arrogant apostate place called Israel.
All efords should be directed just and first on destruction of this inhuman régime, sponsor of "terrorism without borders" and then on anything else.
Never will people solve problems in ME if this lunatic Israels régime exists, never!!!!
pedro CR
"The major general went on to complain that S-300s were providing nations a “false sense of immunity from attack,” encouraging them to behave provocatively. "
oh…..as opposed to several hundred illicit nukular bombs with delivery systems (plus a security council
veto wielding superpower in their back pocket) encouraging nations to behave provocatively?
Whistling past the graveyard!
What surprised me most (and at the same time not) is why the US and Israel are thinking this is just or even mainly about them. Iran has often showed more concern for various regional opponents, like the Saudi and there sizable Western supplied air force. More Sunni states might be on that list.
"The major general went on to complain that S-300s were providing nations a “false sense of immunity from attack,” encouraging them to behave provocatively."
Soooo….having the Iron Dome is…ahh…hmmm…
On a side note out senate just put in play a bill to give Israel $280,000,000 for research on intercept rockets. What a nice group of men and woman. The world will be done in israel of course because Americans do not like to do that high tech type of work. Americans would rather flip burgers and collect welfare. How do we expect to survive in the world with such scum in elected positions. My feeling is if Israel warns to protect itself it can stop attacking neighbors.
Mindless jaw-jacking from the illegal apartheid regime occupying Palestine.
Of the very long list of states currently dropping bombs, none of them are named "Iran".
So obviously they are the biggest threat to world peace.
They don't have the missiles yet. They probably won't get them this year, if ever, given Russian industry practice and Putin's game playing. There is no false sense of security from missiles they don't have and might never get.
The fun part is, Iran doesn't even need to take delivery of the S300 system now- just the thought of them having it is giving Washington and Tel Aviv epileptic fits, enough so that you can bet we're going to pour money and resources into countering a non-existent defensive system.
Funny how a couple of weeks ago the West (that includes Israel) was aghast at Iran upgrading its air defense system, but now they're back tough talking, "Oh that's nothing we can handle it". Sounds to me like somebody really is afraid the enemy du jour just might actually shoot back.
True. Your mention of those fits suggests something else to me.
Putin may have done it to cause those fits.
He may not care so much what might or might not happen in Iran if he does or does not get those missiles to Iran next year or whenever.
He may never even deliver them. He may not even intend to deliver them. That isn't his real payoff. The fits mean his strike back is working. We push him, he pushes back. Iran is another thing entirely for Putin.
It appears that Israel has secret plans for the conquest of the middle east and Iran is in the way. Several astute political analysts have asked the question, why all this fear of Iran having nukes? There is no chance that Iran would make a first strike on anyone. Perhaps the real reason Israel is so paranoid about Iran, is that if Iran did acquire nuclear weapons, like Israel, Iran could not be invaded. It could be bombed to be sure, but it would launch its weapons. In other words, Iran’s mere possession of nuclear weapons would forever deter strikes against Iran or an invasion of same without the risk of nuclear holocaust in the middle east. Iran would be a barrier to Israel’s future conquests.