BOLTON: 'No surprise' if Israel strikes Iran by year's end...

Wall Street Journal ^

[jakerobins]

It’s Crunch Time for Israel on Iran

After years of failed diplomacy no one will be able to call an attack precipitous. Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down on military force.

The public outcome of Mr. Gates’s visit appeared polite but inconclusive. Yet Iran’s progress with nuclear weapons and air defenses means Israel’s military option is declining over time. It will have to make a decision soon, and it will be no surprise if Israel strikes by year’s end. Israel’s choice could determine whether Iran obtains nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future.

Mr. Obama’s approach to Tehran has been his “open hand,” yet his gesture has not only been ignored by Iran but deemed irrelevant as the country looks inward to resolve the aftermath of its fraudulent election. The hardliner “winner” of that election, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was recently forced to fire a deputy who once said something vaguely soothing about Israel. Clearly, negotiations with the White House are not exactly topping the Iranian agenda.

[jakerobins]

Godspeed Israel...Know that the American people back you even if our lousy Kenyan Wannabee President doesn't....

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[BGHater]

Joy. An ‘event’ occurs to get things out of the news.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

To prove the success of his “open hand,” Mr. Obama will declare victory for “diplomacy” even if it means little to no gains on Iran’s nuclear program.

Like Clinton in North Korea.

[TSgt]

Ditto!

And I celebrate his entire collection. ;)

[TexasCajun]

Let's pray Israel doesn't give Hussein Obamah a chance to leak the info to his Friends of Islam.

[blam]

I actually liked hearing the North Korean’s call Hillary a schoolgirl.

[jagusafr]

“Mr. Obama’s approach to Tehran has been his “open hand,””

I think mine’s a 20% open hand...

Colonel, USAFR

[silverleaf]

Let’s just hope those powers propping up this TOTUS don’t calculate that a little war in the middle east late this year would be a timely distraction to take the heat off his ineptitude and corruption..

[<1/1,000,000th%]

LOL!

Yeah. It just keeps getting weirder.

[AlaskaErik]

To prove the success of his “open hand,” Mr. Obama will declare victory for “diplomacy” even if it means little to no gains on Iran’s nuclear program.

"I have in my hand a piece of paper that guarantees we shall have peace in our time...."

[crazyotto]

We the people stand behind you Israel. Do not depend on o dumb o he will through you to the wolves.

[SJackson]

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[dervish]

Gates’ face looked sickly in the photos with Netanyahu.

[SunkenCiv]

Under the guise of counseling "patience," Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama's emphatic thumbs down on military force.

Obviously Obama claiming linkage between Israeli home construction and Iranian nuclear weapons was a disaster. And it's difficult to believe that anyone wouldn't have seen it was going to be. That means that the goal *wasn't* to put pressure on Israel -- the goal was to destroy any influence the US has over Israel, to destroy the US relationship and alliance with Israel, and to realign the US with its enemies, with those bent on the destruction of the US.