ANALYSIS-U.S. shield blunts Israeli military option on Iran
ANALYSIS-U.S. shield blunts Israeli military option on Iran
Reuter By Dan Williams
Israel has long pursued a policy of preemptive attack as its preferred form of defence. But when it comes to tackling arch-foe Iran, that option may have been put on hold under a protective "umbrella" on offer from the United States.
After years of speculation on whether Israel could launch unilateral strikes on the Iranian nuclear programme, some experts now see a major shift in the Jewish state's strategy.
At the core of the change was a vow by U.S. President George W. Bush, in a Reuters interview last week, to "rise to Israel's defence" in the face of increasingly tough talk from Tehran. MORE
Posted by Ted Belman at February 10, 2006 07:26 AM
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Wow. A very good article from Roto Reuter land.
However, there are six-million plus reasons why Israel will never give up its nuclear arsenal, and why it would be a crime against the Jewish people to do so.
Posted by: J. Lichty on February 10, 2006 11:35 AM
ANALYSIS-U.S. shield blunts Israeli military option on Iran
Reuter By Dan Williams
Israel has long pursued a policy of preemptive attack as its preferred form of defence. But when it comes to tackling arch-foe Iran, that option may have been put on hold under a protective "umbrella" on offer from the United States.
After years of speculation on whether Israel could launch unilateral strikes on the Iranian nuclear programme, some experts now see a major shift in the Jewish state's strategy.
At the core of the change was a vow by U.S. President George W. Bush, in a Reuters interview last week, to "rise to Israel's defence" in the face of increasingly tough talk from Tehran. MORE
Posted by Ted Belman at February 10, 2006 07:26 AM