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| The Point of No Return |
| 2010-08-13 |
| For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate— it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president’s dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel’s very existence. In the gap between Washington’s and Jerusalem’s views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and Jerusalem study each other intensely, here’s an inside look at the strategic calculations on both sides—and at how, if things remain on the current course, an Israeli air strike will unfold. By Jeffrey Goldberg |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #1 Again, the longer the Clock ticks, the higher the likelighood that any US-ISRAELI LIMITED AIR + COMMANDO STRIKE(S) will devol into FULL-SCALE GROUND INVASION. The alternative is NO MILSTRIKE OR INVASION OF ANY KIND - EVAR. In any case, PERTS > have long known that, short of DE FACTO REGIME CHANGE IN TEHRAN, UNILATERAL IRAN GOVT DECISION, andor EXTERNAL MIL INVASION, that any US-ALLIED AIR + COMMANDO STRIKE will at best only delay Iran's NucProgs, NOT stop it. Lest we fergit, RADIC MULLAHS + similar IDEOLOGUES > are SAVING ISLAM from USSR-style internal implosion. ITO BETTER FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD TO BE DESTROYED THAN ISLAM TO NOT EXIST OR RULE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-13 22:30 |