The Rush to War
Nov 12th, 2007 at 7:27 am by Susie
Thankfully, there are some voices of reason in this latest Bush war plan:
Even some commentators in Israel, whose leaders see themselves in Iran’s crosshairs, present a more nuanced view of the potential threat than the White House does.
An Iranian nuclear bomb could present Israel “with the real potential for an existential threat,” Ephraim Kam of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv wrote in February.
But Kam noted that Israel has its own unacknowledged nuclear deterrent — estimated at 100 to 200 warheads — larger than anything Iran could marshal for years to come.
Despite Iran’s “messianic religious motivations,” he wrote, “it is highly doubtful that Tehran would want to risk an Israeli nuclear response” by attempting a first strike.
Moreover, Iran, which says its nuclear research is aimed at generating electric power, is not thought to be close to having a nuclear weapon. In the worst-case scenario, it could have enough highly enriched uranium, a basic weapon ingredient in weapons, in two to three years.
Yeah, like “voices of reason” have any influence at all with the Deciderer.
Because they’d be part of the reality-based community, which is so pre-9/11.