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Whispers in the Pentagon and elsewhere in official Washington seem to indicate the Israelis may wait to launch massive airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites until at least after the elections this summer in Iran.....

Thus, if the rumors in Washington are true... (and not disinformation designed to mask a sooner attack),.... it would suggest before the Israelis start a new regional war they want to assess — and be seen assessing — whether Iran’s new government will maintain its hardline pursuit of nuclear weapons,..... or whether it would be willing to negotiate and give up the country’s atomic ambitions.

But even while being as patient as possible, Netanyahu cannot ignore Iranian efforts to beef up the missile forces of Hezbollah, the implosion inside Syria, the danger of Syria WMD being used or being transferred to jihadists, and the steady Iranian march towards The Bomb.

The airstrikes in the last 48 hours help him send a message that his patience is running out, and that the Israelis have very precise intelligence on what Iran and its allies are up to............

((early reports indicate they bombed storehouses for advanced missiles that the Assad regime was preparing to transfer to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.))

One thing is clear:..... Netanyahu is not waiting any longer for Obama to act. Israel is taking the lead in protecting its own national security.

Joel Rosenberg