Yes, the idea that a pre-emptive strike would be out because of political repercussions, when the alternative is annihilation, seems rather odd to say the least.

Of course, there are people who believe that the Iranian leaders are pussycats who really have no animus towards Israel and would never harm it. They either believe that, or they say they believe it and really don’t care. One of the many many things this current Iranian situation has revealed (not that it really needed more revealing) is how many people would either not care if Israel were to be annihilated or would applaud.

Unless those repercussions include nuking Israel to dust, I suspect the Israelis will make a first strike, repercussions be damned. International pariah status is still a better outcome than nuclear annihilation.

TWANLOC did it TWICE!

I’m a strong supporter of Israel. My doubts as to Israel’s ability to confront Iran, regardless of Obama’s wishes is based upon logistical realities.

To attack Iran, Israel would need permission to pass through other nation’s airspace, somewhat problematic at best. But even should Israel gain that passage, Israel lacks the depth of conventional resources needed for an effective air campaign against Iran.

A pre-emptive nuclear first strike is a political non-starter, given the massive international repercussions against Israel that it would trigger.

We can be certain; if Israel attacks Iran, Obama will exact as great a price as possible. That threat is a profound one in the minds of Israeli’s because the ‘lesson’ they took from the nearly disastrous 1973 Yom Kippur War was that Israel could not survive without America’s support.

Nor is this personal opinion, rather they are factual realities.

Its better to say:
US Aligned with Iran in Iraq, Against in Syria & now Yemen

Ray
The Saudis bankrolled the Pakistan nuclear program
Pakistan’s long history of fighting Saudi Arabia’s wars

I have no knowledge of your views as regards this, so cannot take a position regarding your views one way or the other.

I myself don’t believe the Israelis will sit still. I think they will do whatever they can do regarding the Iranian movements in the region, as well as to the particular problem of Iranian nuclear weapons acquisition, whatever they have within the ambit of their own and allied power, whether they believe they will have American backing while America groans beneath the rule of ClownDisaster or not. I don’t believe the ClownDisaster administration’s propaganda and vaunting about Israeli weakness in this respect.

Another way of saying this is that the Israelis will not depend on hope. They will act by whatsoever means they deem necessary and beneficial. As will, I suppose, the rest of the Iranian’s adversaries in the region. US withdrawl, as it obviously turns out, means the US has far less capacity to shape events in the region than formerly — whether to the ClownDisaster’s liking or not. (Did he think of that?) As difficulties in the region become hard for those fighting for their lives, so those fighting for their lives will harden in their resolve and actions.