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Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely —
Aluf Benn | Jerusalem | December 11 Ha'aretz -
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran.
But America's nuclear guarantee to Israel could also be interpreted as a sign the U.S. believes Iran will eventually acquire nuclear ...
MAD about Iran?
Power Line —
... Contemplating this eventuality, Obama is reported by Haaretz reports that the administration will offer Israel to place Israel under the American "nuclear umbrella." According to Haaretz, the Obama administration "will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran." ...
Iran has passed the point of no return?
Israel Matzav —
Iran has passed the point of no return? Haaretz is reporting that the incoming administration of Barack (now it's okay to say his middle name ) Hussein Obama wants to offer Israel a ' nuclear umbrella ' to protect it against Iran (Hat Tip: Hot Air ). U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would ...
Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
Source: Haaretz U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran. But America's nuclear guarantee to Israel could also be interpreted as a sign the U.S. believes Iran will eventually acquire nuclear arms. Secretary of state-designate Hillary Clinton had raised the idea of a nuclear guarantee to Israel during her campaign ...
Report: Obama To Offer Israel Inclusion In US Nuclear Umbrella
Ace of Spades HQ —
Report: Obama To Offer Israel Inclusion In US Nuclear Umbrella Is Obama as stupid as he seems? If this report is true, apparently he is . U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran. But America's nuclear guarantee to Israel could also be interpreted as a sign the U.S. believes Iran will eventually acquire ...
A Nuclear Jonestown
Dean's World —
On November 18, 1978, in the largest induced mass death of Americans until 9/11, over nine hundred people in a small community in Guyana committed suicide, most voluntarily. Major media and Congressional investigations shortly before the tragedy gave no hint of what was to occur and were in fact generally supportive of the religio-socialist experiment. Before the mass suicide, the group’s leaders made a will leaving their major assets to the Communist Part of the Soviet Union. Below is one of the notes left behind:
Dad I see no way out - I agree with your decision - I fear only that without you the world may ...
Obama’s Useless Nuclear Umbrella for Israel
The Moderate Voice —
According to Haaretz, the Obama Administration will provide a “nuclear umbrella” to protect Israel:
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s administration will offer Israel a “nuclear umbrella” against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran.
This is ...
Laughable
Daily Pundit —
Obama’s atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel - Haaretz - Israel News
“What is the significance of such guarantee when it comes from those who hesitated to deal with a non-nuclear Iran?” asked a senior Israeli security source. “What kind of credibility would this [guarantee have] when Iran is nuclear-capable?”
The same source noted that the fact that there is talk about the possibility of a nuclear Iran undermines efforts to prevent Tehran from acquiring such arms.
A senior Bush administration source said that the proposal for an American nuclear ...
Creating Strategic Ambiguity Over Obama's Iran Policy
Newshoggers.com —
By Cernig
Did anyone think that the people who managed to slant US analysis so badly that it was sure there were WMDs in Iraq would give up easily on agitating for their next war of choice, Iran? In their last months with free run of the corridors of power, the necons and Cheneyites are doing their best to torpedo ...
Obama Offers Israelis a Nuke Umbrella?
The Corner on National Review Online —
Thursday, December 11, 2008 [image] Obama Offers Israelis a Nuke Umbrella? [ Michael Ledeen ] Ha'aretz reports that Obama will offer Israeli a nuclear umbrella vs. Iran. The "reporter" wonders if that means Obama has accepted the inevitability of an Iranian nuke. Yes, of course I blogged on it . And so did Richard Fernandez. You know, he used to do "Belmont Club." 12/11 02:34 PM
Obama To Israel, “We’ll Nuke Iran ‘If’ They Nuke You … Okay? … Okay.”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Obama’s atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel
By Aluf Benn - (Haaretz)
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s administration will offer Israel a “nuclear umbrella” against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran.
But America’s nuclear guarantee to Israel could also be interpreted as a sign the U.S. ...
The Hillary Doctrine?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... that the CIA was wrong to assert in the 2007 NIE that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program. Given the evidence, the author concludes that rather than halting the program to design a warhead, the Iranians had simply completed their objective and moved on. Also, Haaretz reports a thinly-sourced rumor that the Obama administration will make official the policy that Hillary Clinton offered to much derision in the primary: if Iran attacks Israel, the United States will obliterate Iran. Let's call it the Hillary Doctrine. ...
Source: Obama to nuke Iran if Iran nukes Israel
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... proposed it, I don’t get it now . U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s administration will offer Israel a “nuclear umbrella” against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran… A senior Bush administration source said that the proposal for an American nuclear umbrella for Israel was ridiculous and lacked credibility. “Who will convince the citizen in ...
VIA: Friday, December 12
AMERICAN DIGEST —
Feel familiar? Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer above the Sea of Fog. A large collection of Friedrich's work is HERE in chronological order. See also: Caspar David Friedrich: 1774-1840 By Norbert Wolf
Friedrich anticipating most of the "art" disgorged today: "The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees in himself. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting what he sees before him. Otherwise his pictures will be like those folding screens behind ...
Obama Deterrence Theory
The Stump —
Ha'aretz: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration
will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear
attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week.
The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will
declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a
devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran.
This has conservatives like Michael Ledeen upset at the implication, in their reading, that Obama is ...
Obama Administration will nuke Iran if Iran nukes Israel
Jihad Watch —
... "Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel," by Aluf Benn for Haaretz, December 11 (thanks to all who sent this in): ...
Creating Strategic Ambiguity Over Obama's Iran Policy
Crooks and Liars —
Did anyone think that the people who managed to slant US analysis so badly that it was sure there were WMDs in Iraq would give up easily on agitating for their next war of choice, Iran? In their last months with free run of the corridors of power, the necons and Cheneyites are doing their best to torpedo Obama's diplomatic route for Iran, something Democratic hawks and AIPACers are only too happy to aid them in.
For over a year now, their aim has been to create "strategic ambiguity" - deliberately muddying the waters about Israeli and American intentions so as to pressure Iran in its ...
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Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said the U.S. will declare that an attack on Israel by Tehran would result in a devastating U.S. nuclear response against Iran.
But America's nuclear guarantee to Israel could also be interpreted as a sign the U.S. believes Iran will eventually acquire nuclear arms.
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SEIU Union Linked to Corruption Scandal
With Mr. Blagojevich evidently hoping to trade favors with President-elect Obama, the service employees seemed like a sensible intermediary because it was widely seen as doing more to elect Mr. Obama than any other union. The service employees’ political action committee ...
Obama’s Changing Position on Iran and Israel
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Last week, a source close to the Obama Administration said if Iran were to attack Israel, it would result in a devastating nuclear response by the United States: ...
The Crisis-Mongers
Antiwar.com Original —
... and the accouterments of human civilization underfoot. That's the Dershowitz Principle in action: subject people to extreme conditions or convince them that some Armageddon-like event is about to take place and they will do anything. Pass the PATRIOT Act. Go to war. Yes, even engage in ...
The Obama administration, Iran, and Israel: of carrots, sticks, and nuclear umbrellas
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely —
... the stone age. A world view as black-and-white dominated as the one we thought we had just trashed in the dustbin of history. And one that could not be less in line with realities on the ground. In the real world outside the Situation Room the battle lines within the Obama team are far from clearly drawn and what at first sight appears a kneeling down before the neocon altar of warmongers might emerge as a smart move and a win for diplomacy on the long run. A good case in point is the "nuclear umbrella" for Israel the Obama team deliberately leaked to the press last week. ...
Obama plays Lucy, offers Israel the part of Charlie Brown [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom —
Recall how Obama approached the subject of nuclear energy during the campaign Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would not take nuclear power “off the table” as a possible energy option, but blasted John McCain’s proposal to build dozens of new reactors in the U.S. The Democratic presidential candidate sought to carve out a more cautious approach to nuclear power. He said he supports increased research into nuclear waste storage and recycling, but could not endorse construction of new reactors until those concerns are resolved. Bottom line, there will be no new nuclear energy plants under his watch. He just wants to appear to be ...
