Should Israel attack Iran's nuclear facilities without U.S.?
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FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Israel is apparently considering a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities without our help.
The Jerusalem Post reports Israel is drawing up options to attack Iran WITHOUT coordination with the U.S.
Coordination would be helpful because the U.S. controls Iraqi airspace and the U.S. Air Force could give the codes to the Israeli Air Force.
A top official with the Israeli Defense Ministry told the newspaper that while it's better to coordinate an attack, they are considering options that do not include our help.
Various news reports have said President Bush has refused to give Israel the green light.
But that won't necessarily stop an attack.
Officials in Teheran are reportedly skeptical that Israel will strike.
There's apparently still some time left to decide on making a move...Israeli officials say while Iran is making progress, they don't expect them to have enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb until the end of next year.
Here’s my question to you: Should Israel attack Iran's nuclear facilities without coordination with the United States?
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
If Iran is attacked, should the U.S. or Israel do it?
Balloons in the colors of the Iranian flag read anti-US and anti-Israel slogans as Iranians take part in a rally to mark the 28th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES)
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Time is apparently running out to do something about Iran's nuclear program.
In the latest issue of New Yorker, Sy Hersh reports the U.S. has stepped up covert operations inside that country–everything from spying on Iran's nuclear program to supporting rebel groups opposed to the country's ruling clerics.
Meanwhile, a former head of the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, tells London's Sunday Telegraph that Iran may have a nuclear weapon within a year. And he says there's no doubt Iran intends to use it once it gets it. He says the time is getting shorter for Israel to act.
Unlike the U.S., which has spent more than 5 years looking for Osama bin Laden and invading Iraq and not succeeding at either, the Israelis tend not to mess around.
Ask Syria. Last year an Israeli airstrike reportedly targeted a partially built Syrian nuclear reactor. Ask Iraq. In 1981, Israel bombed a nuclear reactor in Baghdad, saying they thought it was making nuclear weapons to destroy Israel.
While the international community, led by President Bush, continues to bluster and sanction and threaten, Iran continues its relentless march toward nuclear weapons.
There's a lot of stuff the civilized world doesn't want to deal with. Iran having nuclear weapons would be somewhere near the very top of the list. Unless they have a change of heart – a la North Korea – it looks more and more like Iran is going all in. And it's going to be up to somebody in the west to decide whether or not to call.
Here’s my question to you: If Iran is attacked, who should do it: the United States or Israel?
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
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