Israel agrees to delay strike on Iran until after US elections?
The Sunday Times of London reported that Israel has agreed to delay a strike until after the US elections (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).
Israel will only strike Iranian nuclear facilities in September or after the United States presidential elections in November, a White House official told the British Sunday Times newspaper after a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama last week.Note that I reported on Sunday that Obama may visit in July, but that doesn't mean that Israel won't strike afterward if it feels the need to do so. In fact, even the Times says it could happen in September.
According to the report, Obama has taken Israel's warnings about a possible strike in Iran very seriously. The Washington source added that the president “might visit in the summer to reassure the Israelis that the US commitment to defend Israel is unshakable and thus thwart a possible autumn attack.”
Obama insisted that any attack on Iran should be postponed until after the US presidential elections in November, possibly even until next spring. The source revealed that Netanyahu consented to delaying a strike, but wished to know until when. “The question is how much time,” he reportedly said.In other words, if Israel agreed to delay a strike, it did so subject to a lot of conditions that will likely never be fulfilled. Netanyahu also tried to show Obama why a strike is an American interest.
The White House source added that Netanyahu presented a number of demands Iran must fulfill in order to avoid an Israeli attack, including transferring 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of enriched uranium to a third party, stopping the enrichment process at the Fordow site near Qom and ceasing any further enrichment beyond the 3.5% required for power generation.
The source reported that Israel's National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror presented US administration and military officials with new intelligence data about Iran's nuclear program. The findings included "Project 111," a project to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile warhead and conduct large-scale high-explosive experiments, the Sunday Times reported. Amidror also noted that a Russian expert in Tehran had been involved for the past six years in helping develop Iran's nuclear program.
I don't think this is as big a deal as it's being made out to be. Netanyahu has retained freedom of action. The question is whether he understands that Obama cannot be trusted.
What could go wrong?
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, Campaign 2012, Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli strike on Iran
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:55 AM
4 Comments:
"I don't think this is as big a deal as it's being made out to be. Netanyahu has retained freedom of action. The question is whether he understands that Obama cannot be trusted."
If this is the case, why should Israel give stupid liberal American Jews a reason to vote for this turncoat, back-stabbing SCOAMF? Besides, after the election, the SOB will surely throw Israel to the genocidal Islamist wolves.
I hope Netanyahu comes to his senses and attacks tomorrow.
I think the whole point of this cat and mouse game is that Israel cannot usefully attack on its own, it needs at the very very least US armaments and refuelling support, hence the long drawn out game of cat and mouse whereby Netanyahu trys to get the US to join in and attack Iran.
Yes I agree. Some of my Jewish mates here in the US are not too smart and have real short memory. I am.not not sure if Isreal should go.for.it right now but soon.
When did the Sunday Times ever get real information about Israel? Or tell the truth?
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