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Buying time for Iran, Israel, and Obama
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by YankeeJim | March 11, 2012 at 04:54 am
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What the world needs now is peace, not war
Given the character of the Iranian government, it is unacceptable to permit them to have nuclear weapons. In effect, with sanctions against them, Iran is already at war with the U.S. and allies. It is a cold one at the moment with the edges getting hot.
Hot comes from Iran’s projecting their weapons and ammunition to Lebanon and Syria where they have their own allies. Hot comes from attacks by rebels in Gaza against U.S. ally, Israel. It is all intertwined.
The President and the USA needs time to tend to 1) the American Political System, 2) economic business, 3) military draw down and recalibration.
As important, the U.S. State Department needs to work closely with European allies to sustain sanctions. Even more important, the U.S. State Department needs to communicate closely with Russia and China on matters affecting the Middle East and oil supplies.
The latter, oil, will likely garner more attention from Russia and China than any other issue.
“Israel to delay strike on Iran until after US elections?
White House tells Sunday Times Obama pressed Netanyahu to postpone Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities until after November, adding president 'might visit Israel in summer'
Ynet
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03.11.12, 12:38 / Israel News
Israel will only strike Iranian nuclear facilities in September or after the United States presidential elections in November, a White House official told the British Sunday Times newspaper after a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama last week.
According to the report, Obama has taken Israel's warnings about a possible strike in Iran very seriously. The Washington source added that the president “might visit in the summer to reassure the Israelis that the US commitment to defend Israel is unshakable and thus thwart a possible autumn attack.”
Obama insisted that any attack on Iran should be postponed until after the US presidential elections in November, possibly even until next spring. The source revealed that Netanyahu consented to delaying a strike, but wished to know until when. “The question is how much time,” he reportedly said.”
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at 07:42 on March 11th, 2012
Please define "Rebels in Gaza".
I think it worth considering that decades of sanctions against Iran from the west have only forced it to become as self sufficient as possible. Most of Iran's import of essential goods not able to be produced or sourced locally come from countries outside of the sphere of western control. Western and western coerced embargo of Oil does effect cash flow and the resulting ability to grow and expand infrastructure in Iran, but does not send them into immediate financial ruin. Iran is unique in the world in many ways in regards to how western sanctions effect their economy. They would be an economic giant without them, but with them they have actually built a somewhat strong foundation with some buffer against the world financial system.
I think this national self sufficiency is something the USA should emulate!
Weapons trading in the world is big business. I am unsure how one can find a legal and equatable basis for allowing the USA and its allies to supply arms to countries around the world but to become enraged if a country like Iran was to find customers for their domestic and old stock exportable weapons who are in poor relations with the buyers of our weapons. Goose v Gander.
It might be worth consideration that there are small windows of opportunity for a modern high tech military strike upon Iran during a period of intense solar activity. With Syria holding out longer than expected in the hoped for destabilization of the regime, the resulting continued control of the military by a leader with growing relations with Iran protects the paths for attack on Iranian nuclear power infrastructure by Israel. The path to attack on Iran is either on the border to the north and south of Syria, or through Syria. That path is more difficult with ASAD in power and more difficult when solar flares could cause immense communication or system failures in most modern high tech weaponry. Probably the only way to move forward with an attack until the solar activity recedes would be one that was 100% done old school without any need for communication and with weapons which could not fall victim to solar gremlins.
All this drama make me ask the question: Is poorly handled or indeed lack of real diplomacy forcing countries of the East and Middle East to band together into a modern form of what the USSR was? only time will tell.
at 08:00 on March 11th, 2012
The people living in Gaza today to the greatest extent are not "displaced." They are where they were born. The issue is 1) getting a nation state to adopt them as a community, 2) persuading them to produce leadership that will accept adoption, 3) gaining support from wealthy Arab nations to get them on their way, and 3) stop outside influence from stirring the pot of terror and insurgency.
at 14:04 on March 11th, 2012
"Rebels in Gaza" then is meant to mean the ones who take up arms (or cause arms to be taken up) to fight for their perceived cause and not specifically all the people of Gaza? Just trying to be clear on the phrase.
at 02:12 on March 12th, 2012
Thank you for the clarification and continuing dialogue here an on other posts. That is valueable and serves the intention of the posts.