Posted on 07/07/2010 4:40:51 PM PDT by nuconvert
ASPEN, Colorado -- The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the benefits of bombing Iran's nuclear program outweigh the short-term costs such an attack would impose.
In unusually blunt remarks, Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba publicly endorsed the use of the military option for countering Iran's nuclear program, if sanctions fail to stop the country's quest for nuclear weapons.
"I think it's a cost-benefit analysis," al-Otaiba said. "I think despite the large amount of trade we do with Iran, which is close to $12 billion … there will be consequences, there will be a backlash and there will be problems with people protesting and rioting and very unhappy that there is an outside force attacking a Muslim country; that is going to happen no matter what."
"If you are asking me, 'Am I willing to live with that versus living with a nuclear Iran?,' my answer is still the same: 'We cannot live with a nuclear Iran.' I am willing to absorb what takes place at the expense of the security of the U.A.E."
Al-Otaiba made his comments in response to a question after a public interview session with the Atlantic magazine at the Aspen Ideas Festival here. They echo those of some Arab diplomats who have said similar things in private to their American counterparts but never this bluntly in public.
Rep. Jane Harman of California, a former ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, told The Washington Times after the session that "I have never heard an Arab government official say that before. He was stunningly candid."
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Fat chance of that happening.
Achmedinijad is waiting for the twelfth mahdi.
Obama thinks he is the twelfth mahdi.
Maybe the wuss government of UAE can do it for our wuss US government?
“Achmedinijad is waiting for the twelfth mahdi. Spot On!”
More specifically for him this is a win win situation he has created.
The twelvers tenant of which Imonajihad is, believe they can bring him forth through the spread of chaos. If Israel of US attack we have chaos. If they get their nuke they’ll use it and spread chaos.
I was truly surprised that the Sunni nations did not supply arms to the Iranians during their recent attempts to defy the mullahs and the basij (a civilian defense force as powerful and well funded as the military).
It’s about time! Islamofascist Iran needs pro-American regime change. They murder their own people and are fascists. GO ISRAEL AND AMERICA.
Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba: "I think it's a cost-benefit analysis," al-Otaiba said. "I think despite the large amount of trade we do with Iran, which is close to $12 billion … there will be consequences, there will be a backlash and there will be problems with people protesting and rioting and very unhappy that there is an outside force attacking a Muslim country; that is going to happen no matter what. If you are asking me, 'Am I willing to live with that versus living with a nuclear Iran?,' my answer is still the same: 'We cannot live with a nuclear Iran.' I am willing to absorb what takes place at the expense of the security of the U.A.E." ...Al-Otaiba made his comments in response to a question after a public interview session with the Atlantic magazine at the Aspen Ideas Festival here. They echo those of some Arab diplomats who have said similar things in private to their American counterparts but never this bluntly in public. Rep. Jane Harman of California, a former ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, told The Washington Times after the session that "I have never heard an Arab government official say that before. He was stunningly candid."additional:
Just proves what everybody knows. When Iran gets a nuclear weapon, they are going to use it. Israel the first target. But anyone else downrange is at risk. Who would want that?
The UAE would bend over backwards to avoid getting nuked, and would have to do the bidding of the Iranian mullahcracy — something they’d prefer not to do. But they would if they had to.
Ahmedeadman is meeting with his co-conspirators in Beirut — that would be an excellent time to take out all three of them with an air strike. And while they’re overhead, hit every known Hizzie stronghold in and around the city.
Of course, I’d still prefer the IDF would just shoot down that a-hole’s plane, boom, crash, done.
Perfect time for the ‘moderate’ Muslim nations to support Israel and ask for help taking down the 12th Imam.
Harmon was passed over by Pelosi for the House Intelligence Committee job about two or three years ago.
People on both sides of the aisle were stunned at the time. Harmon, despite being a D, is pretty good on both intelligence and defense issues.
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