Israel Needs A Preemptive Nuclear Strike Against Iran

The Israel News Agency ^ | June 24, 2006 | Jonathan Ariel

[labette]

Help us out here if you can.

I seem to recall an old Moshe Dayan or Golda Meier quote that went; "We are not willing to all die to prove our critics wrong."..or something like that.

[mysterio]

There is NOTHING pre-emptive. Iran has been attacking American and Israel for decades. Most IEDs killing Americans TODAY are from Iran. This would be retaliatory, not pre-emptive.

Perhaps you would perceive it that way, but the rest of the world would not. And our allies might be hesitant to enter a war on our side in that situation. Iran must attack first. Iran is probably hoping for a pre-emptive strike against it. It is the only way they can achieve their goals.

[garbageseeker]

Too many Iranians have good and positive feelings about relations with the USA

If that statement is true, they are not electing too many leaders who are friendly to both the United States and Israel in their home country. They are electing leaders that are hostile to the United States and Israel.The rhetoric is out right hostile to the West.

[Windsong]

Well if they decide to pursue that agenda, they can kiss their tiny little country goodbye. (they are not exactly surrounded by friends)

[monkeywrench]

" North Korea is an obvious target. Syria has hidden Saddam's WMD and has caused many American deaths as well as Iraqi's.."

Neither have caused the deaths the cult in iran have.

[mysterio]

Your "fear" of creating a larger conflict is not based on fact. Note the word "fear" - it is the military power which is feared the most which dominates the battlefield. The use of small, tactical nuclear weapons would be used against military targets - we are not talking about targeting civilians. And the strike would be executed when the winds are blowing towards Syria. This is being "rational." Surviving is a rational and basic instinct.

Your plan would not work. Exactly what do you think would happen after "tactical" strikes on Iranian targets? Please include how you think other countries would react, including our allies. And outline what you believe would happen internally in Iran, where we currently enjoy popular support.

[garbageseeker]

Two better targets would be North Korea and/or Syria.

North Korea knows if they twitch, their nation will be carpet bombed into the Stone age. Syria has been warming up to Iran lately. Possibly because Iran is developing nuclear weapons. I guess the IDF will have two targets to attack: Syria and Iran.

[Diogenesis]

Iran has attacked. It helped bring on the 911 Atrocities.

Who cares what the rest of the world perceives.
They will either see the truth ... or die by Islamic Nazi terrorists.

[Canard]

"And the strike would be executed when the winds are blowing towards Syria."

Ohh, I'm sure hundreds of thousands of coalition troops based between Iran and Syria will be pleased to hear this...

[garbageseeker]

Please include how you think other countries would react, including our allies.

Russia might raise a stink but will do nothing because it does not have the capability to react. China might raise a stink but do nothing because they are in love with the American dollar.

[AdvisorB]

I don't believe it is in Israel's best interests to be lobbing nukes at Iran, unless Israel is responding to an Iranian nuclear attack. Do I believe in a preemptive conventional strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, and their war making capacity if the current nuclear talks break down?
I do, and the sooner the better. However, I don't want Israel to do it, I want the United States of America to do it. I want the American Air Force to drop and fire, bunker-busting laser guided missles that penetrate deep in the ground such as the AGM-142s. These 3 thousand pound television guided missles could do the job. If they don't than we have to consider other options.

[garbageseeker]

"And the strike would be executed when the winds are blowing towards Syria."

Winds blow from west to east.

[Altair333]

"I have always supported a preemptive nuclear strike on their command and control facilities and nuclear facilities to permanently put them out of business using Jericho-2 missiles."

Wow- that position takes a lot of guts on your part. [/sarcasm]

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

Another interesting discussion:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/02/17/DI2006021701604.html

Michael Karpin was online Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. ET to discuss his book, "The Bomb in the Basement: How Israel Went Nuclear and What That Means for the World."

[garbageseeker]

I want the American Air Force to drop and fire, bunker-busting laser guided missiles that penetrate deep in the ground such as the AGM-142s. These 3 thousand pound television guided missiles could do the job.


These underground bunkers that are in Iran are fortified against bunker buster bombs. A 1 to 10 kiloton surface burst will produce the necessary overpressure to completely destroy these bunkers.

[garbageseeker]

And I stand by my comment.

[Bon mots]

The best part of this plan:

After Iran has been reduced to a large glazed plain of smoking green glass, all the oil underneath is perfectly usable!

[Tail Gunner John]

"this is not a rational thought"

Is it rational to wait for the Iranians to launch a nuclear attack and watch the Israelis respond with everything they've got?

Does the rational mind think the mad men in Tehran are merely joking when they say Israel will cease to exist?

What is the rational Israeli thought? Let the UN protect us!!

[Deo volente]

If Israel is attacked, we should come to its defense.

If Israel is attacked with several missiles carrying 200-kiloton nuclear bombs, there may not be anything left of Israel to defend.

[garbageseeker]

If Israel is attacked with several missiles carrying 200-kiloton nuclear bombs, there may not be anything left of Israel to defend.

They are protected by the Arrow ABM system and as a second layer for defense it has the Patriot missile.