Monday, September 10, 2012

The U.S. And israel Do not See 'Eye To Eye' On Iran



Israel, U.S. At Odds Over ‘Red Line’ For Iran -- Washington Post

JERUSALEM — Despite attempts to align their positions on Iran’s nuclear program, Israel and the United States are publicly at odds over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest demand that Washington set clear “red lines” beyond which it would launch a military attack.

Netanyahu reiterated that demand Sunday at the weekly meeting of his cabinet, urging world powers to “set moral and practical red lines for Iran” that he said could stop its “race to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

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Previous Post: U.S. Secretary Of State Clinton: No 'Deadlines' For Iran

Update #1: Israel talking nuclear 'red lines' with US: Netanyah -- AFP
Update #2: No Red Lines: Another US Rejection of Israel’s Security Concerns on Iran -- Daniel Tauber, Jewish Press

My Comment: The U.S. is not going to issue "red lines" .... especially since they know that Iran will not respect them thereby testing U.S. credibility and willingness to enforce these "red lines" .... "red lines" that the U.S. will probably not enforce.

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