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IDF preparing options for Iran strike
The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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jpost.com — The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include... coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel is ... (more) IDF preparing options for Iran strike | Iran news | ...
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You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
Six Meat Buffet — Looks like it’s going to be a Nuclear Winter Solstice for the terrorists of Tehran: The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel is preparing a wide range of options for such an operation. “It is always better to coordinate,” one top Defense Ministry official explained last ...

IDF Preparing To Go It Alone Against Iran
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — “I’m Fucked, You’re Fucked …” By YAAKOV KATZ - (JPost) The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that do not include coordination with the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned. While its preference is to coordinate with the US, defense officials have said Israel is preparing a wide range of options for such an operation. “It is always better to coordinate,” one top Defense Ministry official explained last week. “But we are also preparing ...

Iran - an insane asylum goes nuclear
Roger L. Simon — ... to take this really seriously. A nuclear armed Iran would be liking giving a loaded gun to an infant. No wonder the Israelis are preparing. Wouldn’t you under the circumstances? ...

ISRAEL GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF PLANNING IRAN ATTACK?
Right Wing Nut House — ... out of the other side of their mouths, been a little more forthcoming in their desire to “wipe Israel off the map” and make Iran “a great power.” Put one and one together and you are left with the unmistakable impression that Iran wants to build a nuke. It would be the height of folly and wishful thinking to believe anything else. That said, whither Israel? If an Obama Administration will not authorize an Israeli strike or go after Iran itself, where does that leave the Jewish state? From today’s J-Post: The IDF is drawing up options for a strike on Iranian nuclear ...

Gingrich Says Israel Should Set A Deadline For Attack On Iran
Think Progress — ... Last night on Fox News, co-host Alan Colmes asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about a Jerusalem Post article yesterday reporting that Israel is preparing options to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. At first Gingrich gave a measured response, saying “I don’t think we’re prepared to sanction an attack on Iran.” Yet just moments later, Gingrich said the Israelis should ...

Iran- bomb - getting interesting
Israpundit — Bush: “America will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon” IAEA chief says efforts to curb Iran nuke program ‘a failure’ IDF preparing options for Iran strike with or without the US

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