Saturday, July 25, 2009
Iran Threatens Strike on Israel's Nuclear Facilities if Attacked
From FOX News:
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday the country would strike Israel's nuclear facilities if Tel Aviv attacked the Islamic state, Reuters reported state television as saying.
"If the Zionist Regime (Israel) attacks Iran, we will surely strike its nuclear facilities with our missile capabilities," Mohammad Ali Jafari, Guards commander-in-chief, said.
Jafari said Israel was entirely within the reach of Iran.
"Our missile capability puts all of the Zionist regime (Israel) within Iran's reach to attack," Jafari said.
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My Comment: U.S. officials are clearly worried of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. The key phrase in the above story is the following ....
.... The Obama administration is dispatching four of its most senior foreign policy and security figures to Israel this coming week to urge the country to shelve any plan for a military strike to sabotage Iran's nuclear facilities, arguing that Obama's offer of engagement and talks with Iran deserves time to bear fruit ....
Interestingly .... Secretary of State Clinton will not be part of this entourage.
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I don't know who the 4 senior foreing policy experts are but it is entirely appropriate the Hiliary Clinton not be a part of this group. The Clintons and the pro-Israel lobby have been joined at the hip for several years so it is unrealistic to think she would bite the hand that feeds her.
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