Monday, September 3, 2012

Is The U.S. Scaling Back It's Military Exercise With Israel To Make It More Difficult For Israel To Launch A Pre-Emptive Strike On Iran?

Exclusive: U.S. Scales-Back Military Exercise with Israel, Affecting Potential Iran Strike -- Tony Karon, Time

A smaller U.S. contingent may make it more difficult for the Israeli government to launch a pre-emptive strike on Tehran's nuclear program.
Seven months ago, Israel and the United States postponed a massive joint military exercise that was originally set to go forward just as concerns were brimming that Israel would launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The exercise was rescheduled for late October, and appears likely to go forward on the cusp of the U.S. presidential election. But it won’t be nearly the same exercise. Well-placed sources in both countries have told TIME that Washington has greatly reduced the scale of U.S. participation, slashing by more than two-thirds the number of American troops going to Israel and reducing both the number and potency of missile interception systems at the core of the joint exercise.

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My Comment:
The U.S. is denying this story .... as to what's my take .... this Jerusalem Post article is probably correct.

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