[Johnnyboy2000]

Of course he cannot back it up. Israel's could nottake these facilities out even if they wanted to. They are too far away for the IAF to hit. Israel could hit Iran with all of its nukes and Iran would still be standing. Iran knows this and doesn't care if a few million Iranians die if it means the destroy Israel in return. That is why Iran is scary. The Israelis need us to take Iran out for them. The notion that the US needs Israel is preposterous.

[familyop]

BTW, the ICM poll was a survey of Britons.

ICM (Poll of British people)
"ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,000 adults aged 18+ by telephone on 20-21st April, 2002. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults.
. . .
"Q3. In the dispute in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians, from what you have seen and heard about the conflict which of the two do you sympathise with more, Israel or the Palestinians?"

Israel           14%
Palestine      28%
Both            14%
Neither         23%
Don't know   20%
"

[familyop]

"Of course he cannot back it up. Israel's could nottake these facilities out even if they wanted to. They are too far away for the IAF to hit."

The following is old news from many FR posts over the past couple of years. Search for yourself.

The Israeli Air Force can run hundreds of sorties to the sites in Iran and back without refueling. Israel purchased hundreds of our most powerful "bunker busters." Israel has the capability to put nuclear warheads on just about anything, and Israel has enough nuclear weaponry to take out every unfriendly military site and city in the Middle East.

But Iran wants western Europe, and chicken-squat western Europe would obviously continue to cheer for the terrorists while allowing Iran to overrun it.

"Israel could hit Iran with all of its nukes and Iran would still be standing."

That's hysterical--another comment that we'd expect from the likes of Ahmadinejad, Galloway or Livingstone.