A groundbreaking framework agreement today between the international community and Iran has caused most to breathe a sigh of relief, as it seemingly forestalls the calls from hawks, non-stop for decades, to attack Iran.
But has the war been prevented? Not necessarily. Israeli officials, griping about the deal even before it was made, have dialed up that criticism more, and having failed to sabotage the negotiations through lobbying the US Congress, they may look to “veto” the deal by starting a war and assuming everyone will back them.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz is talking up that option in particular today, saying Israel may have “no choice” but to use the military option to counter the “threat” of the deal.
Steinitz bragged that the 1981 Israeli attack on a nuclear reactor in Iraq was done entirely without US permission or cooperation, saying US efforts at diplomacy would not stop an Israeli war.
Even the US isn’t immune to this sort of warmongering talk, with Defense Secretary Ash Carter declaring just days ago that the US could sign a “final” deal with Iran and then attack them anyhow if it thought it would benefit them.
Devils never admits that it exist, nor well admits that is cooking his develiish ideas for yet another war when and where. One needs to look at the devils history and learn when he lied or when his going to lie again.
Imagine the sympathy Iran would get from the world- and the damage that Israel would suffer- if they were to attack Iran, and Iran was to take the bombing and not lash out. Iran could easily absorb the kind of strike Israel could deliver. Israel would probably consider a strike that destroyed 2/3 of Iran's certrifuges to be a success- well, they intend to turn that many off. Scattering Iran's 1000 lbs of low-enriched uranium- Iran just said they can do without. Even putting holes in the Fordo facility: they don't intend to use it.
So what targets can Israel hit that would make any difference?
And after Israel's "one and done", what then?
The greatest fear the Israelis would have- should have- is that Iran would not shoot back. And the Iranians may be smart enough not to.
All talk. Israel won’t do it, my bet.
How can Ash Carter say that ? Nobody can make any deals with the US then. What's the matter with him ?
There are elements within Israel and the US who do not want negotiations and peace to prevail, in fact they would wish to see war declared and thousands (maybe hundreds of thousands) of innocent people slaughtered.
I wonder if they'd still feel the same if the battlefield was on the US mainland…let's say Floriduh or Iohwhat?
Whose airspace will they violate?
Minister Steinitz totally misjudges the current situation. It is completely different from 1981. In fact it is much more akin to the days when President Eisenhower took Israel, France and Great Britain over his political knees to give them a big and deserved spanking for attacking Egypt. An attack on Iran by Israel now will leave President Obama with the following choices. He will have to give the government of Israel a huge and absolutely deserved and real spanking (no words but deeds) if it attacks Iran or suffer a total loss of trust from at least the 5+1 an possibly all nations except Israel and some small islands in the Pacific Ocean which have consistently supported Israel in the UN for consistently strange reasons. In fact, President Obama ought to let the government of Israel know what he might do through the diplomatic channel of our Ambassador in Tel Aviv.
KSA has already given overflight permission to Israel.
Israel could torpedo an American warship in the Persian Gulf with one of her German provided submarines. Iran would of course be blamed, and the US could unleash the bunker busters.
Or we could, as suggested above regarding Iran, do nothing. Nothing, perhaps, but conduct a proper, thorough investigation after which we reveal to the world it was not Iran but Israel that (again) attacked an American naval vessel.
Why should Israel try to blame the Iranians for sinking an American ship? It's worked for them in the past, after all…we give them whatever they want, no matter what they do, as Sharon and other luminaries have gladly admitted.
Ike must be rolling in his grave- a nasty little tin-pot theocracy of 'chosen ones' dictating terms to the USA.
Americans seem to like it, they put up with it year after year and continue to write the checks. Bah.