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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Aug 16, 2012, 03:08 PM Aug 2012

Majority Of Israelis Oppose A Strike On Iran's Nuclear Facilities Without U.S. Cooperation

August 16, 2012

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A majority of Israelis oppose a strike by their country on Iran's nuclear facilities without U.S. cooperation, a new poll found.

Nearly 61 percent of respondents oppose the strike without the cooperation of the United States and 27 percent favor it, according to a poll released Thursday by the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University's Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution.

The poll also found that nearly 56 percent of Israelis think it is unlikely that Israel would launch airstrikes against Iran unilaterally; 33 percent believe the country will go forward with the strikes on its own.

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Majority Of Israelis Oppose A Strike On Iran's Nuclear Facilities Without U.S. Cooperation (Original Post) Purveyor Aug 2012 OP

That's good atreides1 Aug 2012 #1

lol BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #2

Work for them in Iraq didn't it? eom Purveyor Aug 2012 #4

The only way Israel... Xolodno Aug 2012 #3

Unfortunately, that's "teh peoples" and not the clowns running the government and military. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #5

And by cooperation, they mean... CabCurious Aug 2012 #6

atreides1

(16,093 posts)

1. That's good

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 03:35 PM

Aug 2012

Because as an American...I oppose a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities...period!!!

BOG PERSON

(2,916 posts)

2. lol

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 03:49 PM

Aug 2012

our money isn't enough? they want us to fight their battles for them too?

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

4. Work for them in Iraq didn't it? eom

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Thu Aug 16, 2012, 04:48 PM

Aug 2012

Xolodno

(6,401 posts)

3. The only way Israel...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 03:57 PM

Aug 2012

...will attack Iran is if they deploy into Syria to shore up Assad. They won't be able to focus on an invasion in Syria while Israeli jets pound targets in the homeland. Israel has only turned up the rhetoric on attacking as to make Iran think twice about helping Syria significantly.

Even if Syria's civil war plunges even worse, its still to Israel's best interest. Hezzbolah in Lebanon would be hampered significantly if Assad is removed and a Sunni government installed.

If Israel does attack, then Iran may just as well go ahead and invade Syria to shore up Assad. And its a good bet Hezzbolah will be even better equipped afterwards.

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

5. Unfortunately, that's "teh peoples" and not the clowns running the government and military. nt

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Thu Aug 16, 2012, 05:04 PM

Aug 2012

CabCurious

(954 posts)

6. And by cooperation, they mean...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 05:16 PM

Aug 2012

USA takes the fall and puts the troops on the ground if it spirals into a full war.

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