U.S. won't allow Israeli attack on Iran: TV report

reuteurs ^ | 10/6/08 | reuteur

[Flavius]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States will not permit Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program as long as American troops are stationed in Iraq, an Israeli television report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources said on Monday.

An Israeli official accompanying Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on a visit to Moscow declined to comment on the report. Olmert flew to Moscow to press Russia not to sell advanced missiles and weapons technology to Iran and Syria

[nufsed]

This assures Iran the time to have the bomb. Russia and Pakistan will see they get what they need. Maybe the next president will be the one with cajones.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Israel under the present Government would not attack Iran anyway.

[Army Air Corps]

...quoting unnamed diplomatic sources...

The night watchman at the US Embassy?

[Tublecane]

Something tells me we wouldn’t complain too much if it actually happened.

[Dallas59]

Not even after Tel Aviv is reduced to radioactive rubble. Remember, according to the World and second to America, Israel is the cause of all the problems in the world.

[MrLee]

Joel 3:2

[doc1019]

Since when do we tell a sovereign nation whether they can protect themselves or not? I guarantee you that if Israel feels that it is under strong threat, they will do whatever they think is appropriate to save themselves. Easier to apologize then ask permission. How do we “not allow” the Israelis to protect their homeland. :-(

[familyop]

Just like the Brits during the 1940s... Our leaders will continue to hold Israel back and push the Jewish people to shrink their security buffer areas, until the Arabs and Persians are ready for a high-intensity attack.

Most Americans Support Right of Jews to Live and Build in Judea-Samaria
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927783/posts
June 10, 2003
"By a margin of nearly five to one, Americans oppose the Bush administration's demand to halt all further Jewish construction in Judea-Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza . . . The poll, carried out by John McLaughlin & Associates, surveyed a scientific sample of 1,000 American adults on May 21, 2003.

And the most influential and proud constituents for our leaders in both political parties have made it perfectly clear that they don't need our votes.

[Flavius]

its a global village

[familyop]

"Since when do we tell a sovereign nation whether they can protect themselves or not? I guarantee you that if Israel feels that it is under strong threat, they will do whatever they think is appropriate to save themselves. Easier to apologize then ask permission. How do we “not allow” the Israelis to protect their homeland. :-("

Vee haf our vays!


US pressure prompts delay of [Israel's] offensive ("We do not want escalations" - White House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680983/posts

Israel Asks U.S. to Ship Rockets With Wide Blast-State Department seeks to delay supply
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681771/posts

Bush and Sharon disagree over Israel's future
Wednesday June 27, 2001

President Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership
The Rose Garden
June 24, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020624-3.html
"So I challenge Israel to take concrete steps to support the emergence of a viable, credible Palestinian state."
[. . .]
"The United States, the international donor community and the World Bank stand ready to work with Palestinians on a major project of economic reform and development. The United States, the EU, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund are willing to oversee reforms in Palestinian finances, encouraging transparency and independent auditing."

Quartet Joint Statement
Summary
July 16, 2002: Text of a joint statement issued by the "Quartet" (United Nations, Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union) following their meeting in New York
[Document behind the link.]
http://europa-eu-un.org/articles/sk/article_1489_sk.htm
"The new international Task Force on Reform, which is comprised of representatives of the U.S., EU, UN Secretary General, Russia, Japan, Norway, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and which works under the auspices of the Quartet, will strive to develop and implement a comprehensive action plan for reform."
Rice: Israel Must Withdraw from More than Gaza and Samaria http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333354/posts
February 1, 2005

Rice: Better to have Hamas in power than in streets
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733397/posts

Rice: Palestinians deserve to live free of ‘occupation’[at an event of pro-Palestinian group]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717847/posts

US Supplies Fatah With Arms, Rice Decries “Occupation”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718348/posts

Commencement Address at Boston College (Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Boston, Massachusetts, May 22, 2006. US Department of State)

Excerpts:

As a student of a Catholic high school, the Sisters of Loretta taught me, I am pleased to be at an institution of higher education with such strong and celebrated Catholic and Jesuit traditions . . . You see, I got my Master's Degree at Notre Dame. (Boos.) I acquired a passion for the fighting Irish . . . and my family has been college educated and Presbyterian ever since. (Laughter and applause.) . . . I wandered into a course on international politics taught by a Czech refugee who specialized in Soviet studies, a man who had a daughter by the name of Madeleine Albright. With that one class, I was hooked. I discovered that my passion was Russia and all things Russian.

[doc1019]

LOL! Will check out your references. Thanks.

[uncbob]

Remember how many posters here were assuring us that Bush was going to take out Irans Nukes

We invade Iraq cause Saddam was going for nukes and leave Iran alone —I am confused

[familyop]

"its a global village"

Yes, exactly. In the near future, the global state may not own all of the businesses, but each business will probably have to agree with the prevalent, actual (not as propagandized) political and social philosophy. It's getting to be more that way every year--especially for political publications.

To all:

Maybe one of you bright comment writers out there can tell me as to which political system that kind of practice belongs to. [Hint: same system Russia is using now.]

[Flavius]

since Russia is run by a mob not sure i want to know the answer

[fireman15]

Believe me the Israelis are watching this election very closely! The day they are convinced that Barack Hussein Obama is going to win the election is the day the go button will be pushed to take out Iran's nuclear facilities. They are not going to wait for a man they believe to be closely allied with radical Muslims to become our Commander and Chief before taking action.

Look at BO’s support of Kenya's Raila Odinga to see a recent example of BO’s support of a radical communist muslim. BO went to Kenya on the taxpayers dime to try and get his cousin the radical communist elected. Raila Odinga was directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of people after he lost the election. BO continued to support his East German educated communist radical Muslim cousin even after he resorted to genocide.

The Israelis will not wait for BO to become our Commander and Chief before taking action.

[StolarStorm]

I think the reality is that Israel really isn't a sovereign state. We exert so much influence on Israel they could almost be the 51st state.

The ties that bind our two nations are that close. How may citizens of Israel are also US citizens and/or came from America? How much funding comes from the USA? How close are our business ties?

With all that in mind, we are fools for not giving them the green light. If they go down, so does a part of us.

[doc1019]

Great points all.

[familyop]

Thanks, and I agree with that possibility.

[fireman15]

Thank you for all of the links.