Israeli intelligence gathering suggests that Iran may be making good progress on making itself a nuclear armed country. This is not sitting well with Israel and is driving its increasing inclination to launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The U.S. however, would like to take a more cautious stance on the matter concerned that that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could “consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict” that it would regr...
Read more …Israeli intelligence gathering suggests that Iran may be making good progress on making itself a nuclear armed country. This is not sitting well with Israel and is driving its increasing inclination to launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The U.S. however, would like to take a more cautious stance on the matter concerned that that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could “consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict” that it would regret. Well, at least, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. But the question still hangs as to when is the right time to launch a military initiative against Iran’s nuclear build up initiatives? When it’s too late?
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