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Iran, Obama, Boehner and Netanyahu
Iran has apparently produced an intercontinental ballistic missile whose range far exceeds the distance between Iran and Israel, and between Iran and Europe.On Wednesday night, Channel 2 showed satellite imagery taken by Israelâs Eros-B satellite that was launched last April. The imagery showed new missile-related sites that Iran recently constructed just outside Tehran. One facility is a missile launch site, capable of sending a rocket into space or of firing an ICBM. On the launch pad was a new 27-meter long missile, never seen before. The missile and the launch pad indicate that Iranâs ballistic missile program, which is an integral part of its nuclear weapons program, is moving forward at full throttle. The expanded range of Iranâs ballistic missile program as indicated by the satellite imagery makes clear that its nuclear weapons program is not merely a threat to Israel, or to Israel and Europe. It is a direct threat to the United States as well. Also on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited to address a joint session of Congress by House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner has asked Netanyahu to address US lawmakers on February 11 regarding Iranâs nuclear program and the threat to international security posed by radical Islam. Opposition leaders were quick to accuse Boehner and the Republican Party of interfering in Israelâs upcoming election by providing Netanyahu with such a prestigious stage just five weeks before Israelis go to the polls. Labor MK Nachman Shai told The Jerusalem Post that for the sake of fairness, Boehner should extend the same invitation to opposition leader Isaac Herzog. But in protesting as they have, opposition members have missed the point. Boehner didnât invite Netanyahu because he cares about Israelâs election. He invited Netanyahu because he cares about US national security. He believes that by having Netanyahu speak on the issues of Iranâs nuclear program and radical Islam, he will advance Americaâs national security. Boehnerâs chief concern, and that of the majority of his colleagues from the Democratic and Republican parties alike, is that President Barack Obamaâs policy in regard to Iranâs nuclear weapons program imperils the US. Just as the invitation to Netanyahu was a bipartisan invitation, so concerns about Obamaâs policy toward Iranâs nuclear program are bipartisan concerns. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-01-24 |
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