Biden: Israeli Strike on Iran "Ill-Advised" -Rebecca Sinderbrand
Vice President Joe Biden said he was not worried that Israel's new government, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would order an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities .
"I don't believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu would do that. I think he would be ill-advised to do that."
(CNN)
Israel Fears Pressure to Continue Annapolis Process -Roni Sofer & Ali Waked
Israel is preparing for the possibility of increased tensions with the U.S. administration ahead of special envoy George Mitchell's visit to the region next week and Prime Minister Netanyahu's scheduled trip to Washington in about a month.
(Ynet News)
Obama Team Readying for Clash with Netanyahu -Aluf Benn
In recent weeks, Obama administration officials have briefed senior Democratic congressmen and prepared the ground for the possibility of disagreements with Israel over the peace process.
The briefing is meant to foil the possibility that Netanyahu may try to bypass the administration by rallying support in Congress.
(Ha'aretz)
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Vice President Joe Biden said he was not worried that Israel's new government, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would order an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities .
"I don't believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu would do that. I think he would be ill-advised to do that."
(CNN)
Israel Fears Pressure to Continue Annapolis Process -Roni Sofer & Ali Waked
Israel is preparing for the possibility of increased tensions with the U.S. administration ahead of special envoy George Mitchell's visit to the region next week and Prime Minister Netanyahu's scheduled trip to Washington in about a month.
(Ynet News)
Obama Team Readying for Clash with Netanyahu -Aluf Benn
In recent weeks, Obama administration officials have briefed senior Democratic congressmen and prepared the ground for the possibility of disagreements with Israel over the peace process.
The briefing is meant to foil the possibility that Netanyahu may try to bypass the administration by rallying support in Congress.
(Ha'aretz)
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2 comments:
It seems like there has been some tensions between Washington and Israel with this and also with Israel's recent sale to Russia of drones.
It would, though, be very ill-advised for Israel to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. For one they are so numerous and so scattered that this would not be militarily feasible, secondly it would give hardliners in Iran a huge boost both at home and on the Arab street, it would undermine the peace process with Syria, it could trigger a regional war with huge disruptions to oil supplies, and it would likely convince Iran it needed a deterrent more, and help to expedite WMD research, much like the attack on Iraq's nuclear facilities die.
Regional war...no way. Just as much of the world silently urged Israel to destroy Hamas [including much of the Arab/Muslim world], the Sunni world would again be[silently] pleased if Iran's nuke wetdreams were tamed.
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