US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran

[bananas]

Source: CBS

The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran.

Dan Shapiro's message resonated Thursday far beyond the closed forum in which it was made: Iran should not test Washington's resolve to act on its promise to strike if diplomacy and sanctions fail to pressure Tehran to abandon its disputed nuclear program.

Shapiro told the Israel Bar Association the U.S. hopes it will not have to resort to military force.

"But that doesn't mean that option is not fully available. Not just available, but it's ready," he said. "The necessary planning has been done to ensure that it's ready."

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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-57436751/us-envoy-to-israel-us-ready-to-strike-iran/

[MrSlayer]

1. One more reason to keep Romney out.

While there is a possibility Obama might attack Iran, Romney definitely will. Definitely.

[center rising]

9. Obama is not going to attack Iran in an election year.

[MrSlayer]

10. I'm talking long term.

Over the next four years. There is a chance President Obama will attack Iran but with Romney it is a certainty.

We should use that as a slogan.

Want war with Iran? Vote Romney.

[TheWraith]

2. Won't happen.

It's like China insisting that of course they reserve the right to invade Taiwan. It's posturing, nothing more, because the consequences of actually doing it are too impractical.

[lunasun]

6. tell Israel that

[Lasher]

7. The invasion of Iraq was impractical. That made no difference.

Iran is on the neocons' hit list. War is not impractical for them, just for the rest of us. And the rest of us don't matter.

[teddy51]

3. Oh goodie, lets get on with WW111 and to the Armageddon part as quickly as possible. We

are almost there now anyway. We have screwed this planet up so badly, that there isn't much standing between total destruction anyway. How many species have we lost, and how many are we going to lose in the next few years?

[happerbolic]

4. But, just think....

...of all the new species that will pop into existence with the tipping of Fuki#4! Isn't that meaningful........somehow?

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Homo sapiens, on the warning list.

Ironiclly, homos sapiens means :Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man"

[Brooklyn Dame]

5. The Hawks and Buzzards...

...just won't stop. As long as war is profitable it will always be that way.

http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/05/its-great-to-be-israel/

[invictus]

8. This is not what I voted for. I will not support a warmonger even if he is a Democrat.

If Obama attacks Iran, I will NOT support his candidacy. I will vote Green and encourage everyone I know to do the same.