From Christian Science Monitor:
US Vice President Joe Biden refused to condemn or rule out such an attack, and Israel has secured Saudi support, a report suggests.
Speculation about a potential Israeli strike against nuclear facilities in Iran gained momentum Sunday.
The Sunday Times has reported that Saudi Arabia would allow Israel to use its airspace for such an attack. By doing this, Israel would eliminate the need to get American approval to fly over Iraq.
Yet Vice President Joe Biden refused to condemn a potential Israeli strike on ABC’s This Week.
“We cannot dictate to a sovereign nation what it can and cannot do,” Mr. Biden said. Pressed further, he added: “Israel has the right to determine what is in its best interests.”
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My Comment: I am very doubtful that the Israelis would conduct a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The reasons .... (1) Numerous targets to hit, (2) Logistical problems to refuel such a large strike force, (3) hard to not be detected when their planes are flying to their targets, (4) Iranian air defense systems that will only be upgraded with time, (5) blow back from the U.S. and Europe at a level that will be unprecedented in Israel's history.
I know that the assets for Israel are in place for a strike .... and the odds are against them from doing it .... but they attacked in 1967 against the Arab states with everyone saying the same thing that they are saying today .... and history does have a tendency to repeat itself.
Update: Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran -- Times Online
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