Monday, August 6, 2012

U.S. Efforts To Convince Israel To Accept US Strategy On Iran Not Succeeding

Israeli Officials Slam Obama's 'Wretched' Iran Red Line -- YNet News

Say US position is pushing Islamic Republic to become country at brink of nuclear capability. 'Who knows when and what they'll decide,' the officials added.

Just days after US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited Israel it seems that the Obama administration's efforts to calm down the Israeli government on the topic of Iran have not made an impression with Jerusalem decision makers.

Senior officials on Sunday leveled severe criticism against the US, declaring that the American position on a date for a military strike against Iran was a "wretched red line."

"The US' stance is pushing the Iranians to become a country at the brink (of nuclear capability)," explained sources well versed in the nuclear issue. "The Americans are de facto allowing the Iranians to continue to enrich uranium and become a country at the brink. We are not prepared to allow that (to happen)."

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My Comment: The Israelis are complaining .... or at least some of them. But without the necessary military resources to succeed in stopping Iran's nuclear ambitions, their options are limited.

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