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Title: Israeli Leader Suggests His Country Cannot Rely On US To Act Against Iran Over Nuclear Program
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news ... t+Iran+over/7242097/story.html
Published: Sep 14, 2012
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2012-09-14 12:15:28 by Brian S
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Views: 4810
Comments: 7
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insinuated in an interview published Friday that Israel cannot entirely rely on the U.S. to act against Iran’s suspect nuclear program, a sign that the Israeli leader is not backing down from the sharp rhetoric that strained relations this week with the Obama administration. Netanyahu has been arguing in recent weeks that Iran is getting close to acquiring nuclear weapons capability, a claim Iran denies. He has been pushing the U.S. to commit to the circumstances under which the U.S. would lead a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have repeatedly hinted that if the United States does not attack, Israel will. “I hear those who say we should wait until the last minute. But what if the U.S. doesn’t act? It’s a question that must be asked,” Netanyahu told Israel Hayom, in an interview marking the Jewish New Year. The paper, a free mass-circulation daily, is funded by Netanyahu’s billionaire Jewish-American supporter Sheldon Adelson. The Obama administration also suspects Tehran is seeks to become a nuclear power and says it is committed to preventing a nuclear Iran, but insists more efforts must be made before resorting to military action. Washington is refusing to be specific about what exactly would necessitate a strike on Iran and has rejected an Israeli demand for “red lines” that cannot be crossed. Earlier this week Netanyahu issued a rebuke of the U.S. cautious stance, perceived as an indirect swipe at the Obama administration. He said that “those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.” Netanyahu’s harsh rhetoric has drawn criticism in Israel and abroad. It even prompted a leading Jewish-American senator to take the extraordinary step of publicly rebuking him. Some have charged that Netanyahu’s comments were aimed at helping his longtime friend and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, in his November election showdown with President Barack Obama. In the interview, Netanyahu strongly rejected the claims. “I am guided not by the elections in United States but by the centrifuges in Iran,” he said. “If the Iranians were to say ‘stop’ and cease enriching uranium and preparing a bomb until the end of the elections in the United States then I could wait.” Earlier this week Obama called Netanyahu and the White House followed up the phone call with a rare late-night statement denying reports of a rift. Netanyahu’s office said the two men had a “good conversation.”
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
We are dealing with sickos who behead 9 year olds. Death to the Muslims.
Bibi must go it alone and lead the IDF in an attack on Iran. AMF! (Adios Mutha Fuka)
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Good. Let them fight their OWN battles.
Closet Obama supporter. Get out of the closet.
ESAD, you mindless twit.
Come on Stone. Volunteer for the Israeli army, since most of their own young men will not. They need a smart mind and a steady hand like you. Maybe you could get all the males from your church to do likewise. You could make it like old times, a good old fashion crusade, to prove you are worthy of that special place in heaven close to God.
Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET
They don't need my help. They have God on their side. Wait til Armageddon. It might be sooner then we think.
#2. To: Brian S, *Neo-Lib Chickenhawk Wars* (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
Israeli Leader Suggests His Country Cannot Rely On US To Act Against Iran Over Nuclear Program
"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler
#4. To: Capitalist Eric (#3)
Good.
#5. To: A K A Stone (#4)
"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler
#6. To: A K A Stone (#4)
(Edited)
Closet Obama supporter. Get out of the closet.
#7. To: mininggold (#6)
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