US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was supposed to be visiting Israel to placate them sufficiently to avoid a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran, but doesn’t seem to have succeeded, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu closing the latest high profile meeting by saying time is “running out” to not attack Iran.
“Neither sanctions nor diplomacy have yet had any impact,” Netanyahu insisted, adding to Panetta “you yourself said a few months ago that when all else fails, America will act. But these declarations have also not yet convinced the Iranians.”
The comments reflect the growing US efforts to try to convince Israel not to attack as well as the current Israeli government’s belief that US threats are no longer being taken seriously and need to be escalated to a full-scale war.
The exact timing of such a war is also a subject of much discussion recently, as former Israeli officials are saying that an attack is likely to come in the next 12 weeks, in the period leading up to the US presidential election.
Israel and the US have been threatening Iran over their nuclear program off and on since the Reagan Administration, despite both US and Israeli intelligence communities saying Iran’s program remains civilian in nature.
Don't delay on my account. Get in there. Fight, kill and die.
To threaten an attack on another without provacation is a war crime it would seem that does not apply to israel and america.
Do not forget Syria like Libya is a member of the United Nation. The United Nation like NATO now has no reason to exist. One would think the United Nation was to prevent one member from attacking another. I suspect the Unit Nation is a spy machine reporting soft target for Israel/NATO to attack.
Its never late to destroy "Israels apartheid, colonist regime"…and safe the whole World….peter czech
The Israelis really are a tiresome lot. If you want to attack Iran, attack Iran! Do it all by yourselves. My guess is this will be a lot more challenging for the IDF than gunning down Palestinian boys holding stones, or abusing women at checkpoints.
The USA Congress get paid off by AIPAC to do what Zionist Israel wants,
this proves it. Israel/Zionists are just big bulllies, but bullies are seldom bright.
All this does is put another nail in the coffin of the USA, and a war with Iran
will just sink the USA further into debt, USA doesn't have the money.
What I don't understand, is that a war with Iran would likely sink the USA
economy for good. This proves how little brains Israel has. Once the USA
Empire falls, big time, who is going to support Israel? Think about it, the
Politicians in the USA are selling out their own country for a foreign government they are traitors, but Israel is the leech that is killing its host
and likely won't find another.
It will be recorded in History the sad demise of the USA, but at least
a leech named Israel that never should have existed will be destroyed too,
and the world will be a much better place
I'm not sure. Israel, as a leech that it is, is feeding on its host in every sense of the word: economically, technologically and militarily so that in the event of a collapse of the host, the germ will have become strong enough not only to survive on its own but also to blackmail others using nuclear and other WMD weapons.
Hey, Bibi- DO IT. DO IT NOW.
I triple-dog dare you.
WHat an Idiot
Hey, don't let us stop you you parasitic little coward bully. Go for it. We're all waiting with bated breath to see an actual act of bravery, even if it's of the stupidest variety. 'Cause it ain't never gonna happen and it never has happened, and you know it. Actual courage is not something one sees from Israel. You're way better at killing your friends and defenseless victims than any actual enemies.
Just do it already
I'm usually against war but with Iran I just don't see an alternative…. anyone see a way to get rid of those religious wack jobs without war?
America's mistress – Israel – insists on war no matter what. The damage will be on Iran, the cost on America, and a thrilling new round of cruelty and destruction for Israel's insatiable appetite for bloodshed.