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Israel Reportedly Considers Pre-Emptive Attack on Iran (shhhhh)
Fox ^ | November 02, 2011

Posted on 11/02/2011 10:01:49 AM PDT by nuconvert

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly trying to rally support for an attack on Iran, according to government sources.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman are said to be among those backing a pre-emptive strike to neutralize Iran's nuclear ambitions, Sky News reports.

A "narrow majority" of ministers currently oppose the move, which could lead to retaliation.

In response to reports of an effort to gain cabin approval on Netanyahu's proposal, Lieberman said: "Iran poses the most dangerous threat to world order."

Lieberman added that Israel's military options should not be a matter for public discussion.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abmdefense; arrow; iran; irondome; israel; nukes; ukrealtarget

1 posted on 11/02/2011 10:01:59 AM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Israel needs to let loose the dogs of war sooner rather than later...

If Ron Paul becomes president he’ll punish Israel since Iran isn’t a threat or so he told me during a debate.


2 posted on 11/02/2011 10:04:25 AM PDT by TSgt (Legal Disclaimer: View my profile at your own risk)
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To: TSgt

Yes, Israel has a window between now and Jan. 20, 2013, when Ron Paul is sworn in.


3 posted on 11/02/2011 10:05:47 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: nuconvert

"It'll be our little secret."

4 posted on 11/02/2011 10:07:31 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

Everybody Wang Chung tonight.


5 posted on 11/02/2011 10:12:51 AM PDT by JPG (The loons at OWS will soon be at each others throats.)
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To: TSgt

There are 100,000 missiles pointed @ Israel..that is their issue. Once they hit Iran...those missiles go. That is the problem..no missiles, Israel would have already hit the nuke site.


6 posted on 11/02/2011 10:19:17 AM PDT by maineman (BC EAGLES FAN)
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To: nuconvert

So much for a surprise attack...sheesh...


7 posted on 11/02/2011 10:44:19 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: nuconvert

BREAKING:WH CONDEMNS ISRAEL

We all know whose side Obama is on

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_MIDEAST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-02-13-26-31


8 posted on 11/02/2011 11:04:17 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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9 posted on 11/02/2011 11:08:02 AM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: maineman

Iran has built much of its nuclear infrastructure deep underground and dispersed it throughout the country. Air strikes on a few installations would not disarm Iran for long. What is Israel going to do, invade?


10 posted on 11/02/2011 11:08:30 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: maineman

Are you seriously suggesting that Iran has 100,000 medium-range ballistic missiles? I highly doubt that. At best, they have a few hundred, maybe up to a thousand or so (but that’s highly unlikely). These types of missiles are very large and VERY expensive.

Even Israeli intelligence puts the number of Shahab-3 missiles in the low hundreds:
http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-worried-by-report-iran-has-tripled-its-missile-arsenal-1.285505

And Israel has an anti-ballistic missile shield (Arrow) to defend against these very missiles.


11 posted on 11/02/2011 11:19:17 AM PDT by ak3647
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To: nuconvert
A "narrow narrow-minded majority" of ministers

All better.

12 posted on 11/02/2011 11:26:36 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: nuconvert

13 posted on 11/02/2011 11:46:30 AM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: nuconvert

Israel is making political moves, not military. If Israel were serious about action we would hear about as after action reports and lots of liberal and MSM wailing and gnashing of teeth, not as rumors that something is going to happen. Nd if it appears successful, by the way, look for the kenyan to take big credit even if the US military was in no way involved.


14 posted on 11/02/2011 11:56:20 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's "Economics In One Lesson.")
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To: ak3647

100,000 Syrian, Hizballah and Hamas rockets awaiting Israel when the attack begins.


15 posted on 11/02/2011 12:10:17 PM PDT by maineman (BC EAGLES FAN)
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To: TexasRepublic
Iran has built much of its nuclear infrastructure deep underground and dispersed it throughout the country.

I hope somebody at Pantex set aside a couple of those last few B-53 9-megaton bunker-busters and slipped 'em to the Izzies ......

Come to think of it, by now the Izzies have their own.

16 posted on 11/02/2011 9:15:42 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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