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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:26 PM Jan 2013

Israel Presses U.S. for Military Threat Against Iran

Israel is again turning up the pressure on the Obama administration to issue an ultimatum threatening military action if Iran refuses to abandon its suspected pursuit of an atomic weapons capability.

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz is the latest member of Israel’s cabinet and national security establishment to come to Washington to press senior U.S. officials to lay out a tougher line on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities.

The time has come for President Barack Obama to give Iran a “very clear ultimatum, very clear deadline combined with a very credible also military threat” Steinitz told a group of reporters this morning before planned meetings with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and other administration officials today and tomorrow.

Steinitz declined to comment on Obama’s announcement today that he will nominate former Senator Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican, as defense secretary, saying “it is not our custom to interfere in democratic procedures in other democracies.”

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Israel Presses U.S. for Military Threat Against Iran (Original Post) Purveyor Jan 2013 OP

Well..I go out on a limb here and I know I will get flamed.... lib2DaBone Jan 2013 #1

Not a crazy idea at all. I agree with you SummerSnow Jan 2013 #4

It's the truth, but some will still flame you for it. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #5

You bastard. Frank Cannon Jan 2013 #12

Fuck Bibi and his goons malaise Jan 2013 #2

The US has already issued a military threat Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #3

Let's you and him fight! Shadowflash Jan 2013 #6

It is the responsibility of US officials to look out for US interests NightWatcher Jan 2013 #7

+1 Tempest Jan 2013 #9

Didn't take them long after their chosen candidate lost. Tempest Jan 2013 #8

“it is not our custom to interfere in democratic procedures in other democracies.” spanone Jan 2013 #10

....but in the case of the United States Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #11

What is the basis under international law for a US or Israeli attack on Iran? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #13

lib2DaBone

(8,124 posts)

1. Well..I go out on a limb here and I know I will get flamed....

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:30 PM

Jan 2013

..But if we start a war with Iran.. the majority of those killed will be American youth.. young AMERICAN kids in the military.

Let's bring our kids home and focus on re-building Ameria first... just a crazy idea.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

4. Not a crazy idea at all. I agree with you

Reply to lib2DaBone (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:46 PM

Jan 2013

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

5. It's the truth, but some will still flame you for it. n/t

Reply to lib2DaBone (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:51 PM

Jan 2013

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

12. You bastard.

Reply to lib2DaBone (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:27 PM

Jan 2013

I, for one, completely agree with you. I'm fucking sick to death of wars.

malaise

(269,157 posts)

2. Fuck Bibi and his goons

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:32 PM

Jan 2013

There I said it.
Mendicants don't control the agenda

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

3. The US has already issued a military threat

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:38 PM

Jan 2013

The Administration has said all options are on the table including military. Do they want us to just start dropping bombs on them in the next 20 minutes?

Shadowflash

(1,536 posts)

6. Let's you and him fight!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:51 PM

Jan 2013

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

7. It is the responsibility of US officials to look out for US interests

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:52 PM

Jan 2013

If Israell wants to pick a fight with someone, we are not their Big Brother and shouldn't be expected to save their ass.

We are not a division of the Israeli Defense Force. Our troops shouldn't spill blood for Isreal.

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

9. +1

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:52 PM

Jan 2013

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

8. Didn't take them long after their chosen candidate lost.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:52 PM

Jan 2013

Can't say I'm surprised.

What I don't understand is if they want war so badly, why don't they start it with their military and leave us out of it?

spanone

(135,872 posts)

10. “it is not our custom to interfere in democratic procedures in other democracies.”

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:53 PM

Jan 2013

really?

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

11. ....but in the case of the United States

Reply to spanone (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 06:56 PM

Jan 2013

we make an exception.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

13. What is the basis under international law for a US or Israeli attack on Iran?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:53 PM

Jan 2013

Seriously.

Are they in violation of the nuclear arms treaties? If so, is that the basis?

Is there a UN resolution authorizing an attack?

Has NATO passed a resolution authorizing an attack? Can it do that?

What is the official rationale?

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