Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel must consider conducting some type of preemptive strike on Iran before they are able to move their nulear facilities to a place where they can’t be touched by a strike. Israel and the United States are assured in their opinion that the Iranians are making headway in their program to develop nuclear weapons. They both seem to know exactly where the Iranians are in the process but they don’t agree on the exact timetable where the Iranians can launch a nuclear attack. This may be a public ploy to discuise what they really do know which would be clever if it is.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June. Panetta has stated that,“Israel has indicated that they’re considering this” through public statements, and that there has been some back and forth dialogue about it with the United States.
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Panetta stressed Friday that the United States and Israel are in agreement on the need to do what is necessary to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. The head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, told a closed forum in Tel Aviv recently that Iran is targeting Israeli sites because of what it believes are Israeli attacks on its nuclear scientists, ABC News reported.
Yoram Cohen said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the same militant wing of the government linked to the recent alleged plot against the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., is plotting attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets abroad in order to deter Israel.
This situation is such a dilema because the outcome of any action is so unpredictable. The Iranians are either underestimating the severity of the situation or overestimating their ability to respond. Part of the reason for this overestimation may be the fact that the Iranian President feels that it is the will of God for him to lead the world into the next holy war which will usher in the spread of Islam as a world religion. Our custom military ring customers in all branches of the service have spent long years fighting the War on Terror in the Middle East. I certainly hope that whatever happens it won’t effect them.
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