Thursday, May 21, 2009

from NY to Israel Sultan Reveals The Stories Behind the News







The Iranian Nuclear Threat


Posted: 20 May 2009 07:26 PM PDT





Israel knows it needs to coordinate its strategy on Iran with other nations and
that attacking Teheran's nuclear facilities would mean "big trouble," CIA
director Leon Panetta said on Wednesday.

"Yes," he said, "the Israelis are obviously concerned about Iran and focused
on it. But [Netanyahu] understands that if Israel goes it alone, it will mean
big trouble.
He knows that for the sake of Israeli security, they have to work together
with others."

Jerusalem Post

Yes, Big trouble indeed. Bigger trouble than a nuclear device exploding over
Israel at the cost of millions of lives.


But much the same message has been delivered by both Hillary Clinton
and Bill Gates. When Netanyahu came to Washington to talk Iran, he got
repeated demands that Netanyahu instead implement the ethnic cleansing
of Jewish towns, in what the U.N. considers occupied territory.

With Hillary Clinton explicitly forbidding "Natural Growth", which refers
to children growing up, getting married and living in the same towns as their
parents do...

Obama's answer to Israel's concerns over its survival, is to demand the
ethnic cleansing of Jews from parts of Israel. He might as well have gone
whole hog and delivered it in a speech in Berlin for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Only if Israel somehow prevents Jewish boys and girls from growing up
and getting married and living in a place the Beloved Leader does not
approve of... will Obama and his minions be prepared to work together on
Iran. And this is what he means by working together.

Netanyahu also discussed Iran with Defense Secretary Robert Gates,
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said.

"The Secretary reiterated President Obama's commitment to try to
engage Iran and offer incentives to persuade them to change course in
order to become a full-fledged member of the international
community," Morrell said.

"However, should Iran rebuff the U.S. initiative, the Secretary told the Prime
Minister there would be serious consequences, including much stronger
international sanctions,".
So after the endless diplomatic initiatives and the Iranian stalling, there
might actually be sanctions... if the international community approves of
them. And by the time this whole circus is done, Tel Aviv might well be
a radioactive cinder. Meanwhile Kim Jong Il just fell off his chair
laughing at the entire charade.

Obama's whole line of "Don't Attack Iran, Attack the Settlements" should
begin to get through to any Jew who voted for him, just what Obama's real
policy on Israel is.

Meanwhile just in case Netanyahu gets any ideas about attacking Iran,
the Obama Administration is obstructing Israel from access to advanced
fighter plane technology.

The Obama administration has imposed obstacles on Israeli efforts to
procure U.S.-origin fighter-jets.

Administration sources said the White House has drafted measures
that could prevent Israel and other non-NATO allies from procuring U.S.
fighter-jets, including the F-35. They said the administration would require
that Israel obtain special permission from the Defense Department and
State Department to acquire the Joint Strike Fighter.

Over the last few months, the administration has rejected a series of
Israeli requests regarding modifications of the F-35. They included Israeli
electronic warfare systems and acquisition of U.S.

software codes that would allow Israel to repair the aircraft's central
computer. The U.S. refusal meant that the Israel Air Force would be forced
to send the F-35 to the United States for any repairs, a process that could
take months.

The bottom line here of course is to sideline any Israeli plans for an air strike
against Iran and spread anxiety and uncertainty through Israel's air command.
The message is that Israel is
out of the loop now. It's a message that Netanyahu
got loud and clear on his visit to D.C.

All Iran has to do now is follow the North Korean playbook, stall for time, agree
to meaningless negotiations, take in aid money from the US... while moving its
nuclear program full speed ahead. And any Israeli move against Iran will mean
that it will be accused of fomenting war and opposing a peaceful diplomatic
resolution.


Meanwhile Israel's only option is to plan and execute an air strike against
Iran's extensive nuclear facilities, that will be kept secret from everyone,
including the US forces in the region, and the extensive surveillance
infrastructure, including satellites, drones and all intelligence sources.
Should Israel's planes be detected, the odds are good that they would either
be challenged to turn back, or if word reaches the White House or some of
Obama's new Pentagon people, Iranian forces would get an early warning of
the strike.

The challenges involved in such an operation are incredible, but Netanyahu's
visit was a formality that confirmed that Israel has no other options on
the table. The Obama alternative is nothing more than to play footsie with
Mahmoud until Iran has the nuclear capabilities to blackmail any other
players in the region, including the US, and to destroy Israel.

This is a problem that has been developing for a long time, because of the
US failure to stop the chain of proliferation. That chain began with nuclear
secrets being passed to the USSR.

With the fall of the USSR, nuclear proliferation went out of control. The
Clinton Administration took no serious steps against the nuclear
proliferation coming out of North Korea. That failure brought nuclear
weapons to Pakistan, setting the stage for a potential nuclear exchange
with India that may cost hundreds of millions of lives.

If Iran develops nuclear weapons, the next stage in the chain of
proliferation will be the many terrorist groups controlled and backed by
Iran. It will not be a matter of "if" terrorists get access to a suitcase nuke...
but when.

Iran will be able to kill millions anywhere from New York to Jerusalem,
without getting the official blame for it. Meanwhile Iran's long range missiles
will be used for nuclear blackmail against regional Arab powers, and of
course to keep any threatened US intervention at bay.

Though the Arab world had ignored Israel's own secret nuclear arsenal,
knowing that they were defensive weapons of last resort, not offensive
weapons-- Iranian nuclear development has helped touch off a rash of
nuclear programs in the region. Everyone from Egypt to Libya
to Saudi Arabia wants their own nukes. And even for those who
don't care whether Israel lives or dies, might want to contemplate what
the consequences of a nuclear exchange between Egypt and Iran might
look like, the resulting effect on Europe, which isn't that far away, or
the impact on an oil based economy.

And that's what it comes down to. Obama has made it clear that not only
will he not take any action to stop Iran, but he is doing what he can to
prevent Israel from taking action against Iran's developing nuclear
capabilities.



This comes even as the Obama Administration is tearing down research
into next generation anti-missile defense systems and inviting Russia to
join a missile defense umbrella for Europe ... that was developed to defend
against Russian nuclear blackmail. This is not an administration that is
interested in the security and safety of the United States or Europe, let
alone Israel. It is guided by dogmatic left wing politics that see American
security as the problem, not the solution.

Each failure to cut the chain of nuclear proliferation has resulted in
disastrous consequences. Now with only a single step separating terrorists
from nuclear weapons, the next terrorist attack on America may not claim
3,000 lives... but 3,000,000 lives.

That is the real consequence of the Iranian nuclear threat. And while
the US under Obama will certainly take no action, he does not wish to
be seen openly working to promote Iranian nuclear weapons either.
That is why vocal protests and outcries at this stage can make a real
difference in how much interference and blackmail Obama will use
against Israel.

And that is what we can do to help stop the Iranian nuclear threat.
Ahmadinejad is a madman, Obama is not. He's cynical, cowardly and
vulnerable to attacks on his public image. He wants a friendly public
relationship with Israel and Jews. He does not want to face protesters
or deal with marches. He does not want to be accused of aiding and
abetting a would be genocidal mass murderer.

Speaking out, organizing and conducting a loud public campaign of protest,
as the Bergson group did against FDR's silence on the Holocaust, can limit
how much Obama can interfere with an Israeli strike against Iran. The
countdown has begun and the time is now. And we can all be a part of it.














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