[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Israel will not let Iran get the bomb.

[gafusa]

Hopefully, but it may not be possible. Israel's military is a self defense force, not intended or equipped for offensive operations far from its territory. Israel is lacking in strategic air power, having only the F-15 and F-16 for strike. Israel lacks effective strategic bombing capabilities. It worked on Iraq, but the Iraqi program was much smaller and focused at one site. Iran in much larger, and their program is scattered at various hardened locations. Plus Israel has to cross several countries to strike Iran. We can strike from the sea, Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel has no heavy or medium bombers, and does not have the necessary cruise missile capability, 3 small convention subs are the only platforms they could use. Israel could use its SSMs, but that still might not be enough, unless they they used nuke armed ones. Israel's only real option hope is to nuke Iran, but I doubt they will do that. We are the only ones who can do it conventionally, and I am afraid we will not. We should not leave it to nation with far inferior capabilities, and if we do should face the reality that Israel may not be able to do it.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Israel will not let Iran get the bomb.

Israel will do what we tell them to do. Any country that attempts to overfly Iraq with US provided aircraft will rapidly find out that we know how to exploit the features that we built in. The British are starting to figure out that Iran is going to hit them economically. And soon. With the help of the PRC.