Barack Obama, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in March. (photo credit: Pete Souza/The White House/File)
U.S. Official: Israel's Position on Iran Could Lead to War -- Haaretz
Top White House official warns that Israel’s proposal that Iran totally dismantle its nuclear capacity would likely lead to war.
A top White House official has declared that Israel’s proposal that Iran totally dismantle its nuclear capacity in exchange for sanctions relief would likely lead to war.
According to JTA, the unnamed official made the comments in a conference call on Wednesday with think tanks and advocacy groups sympathetic to the Obama administration’s Iran strategy.
A think tank participant on the call said that Israel’s posture, demanding a total halt to enrichment and the dismantling of all of Iran’s centrifuges, was a path to war.
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My Comment: Since Israel's "military option" is still on the table .... I can understand the White House's position and concerns. But .... we must not forget that it is Iran's bellicose language, numerous attempts to keep it's nuclear program a secret, and it's refusal to halt it's nuclear enrichment process that has produced this crisis .... and not the other way around.
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