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What if Israel Strikes Iran?
Israpundit —
... For the remainder of Mr. Obama’s term, uncertainty about his administration’s support for Israel will continue to dog Israeli governments and complicate their calculations. Iran will see that as well, and play it for all it’s worth. This is yet another reason why Israel’s risks and dilemmas, difficult as they are, only increase with time.The mullahs would retaliate. But things would be much worse if they had the bomb.
by John Bolton, Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2009
Whatever the outcome of Iran’s presidential ...
JOHN BOLTON: What if Israel Strikes Iran? “The mullahs would retaliate. But things would be much w…
Instapundit —
... JOHN BOLTON: What if Israel Strikes Iran? “The mullahs would retaliate. But things would be much worse if they had the bomb.” ...
Plan B
Talking Points Memo —
... in tomorrow's presidential election in Iran -- or at least force him into a run-off later this month. But if that doesn't happen and Ahmadinejad is reelected, there's a second chance we'll have to move Iran on the course toward reform and peaceful relations with its neighbors. And former Bush administration official and would-be warlord John Bolton explains it in today's Wall Street Journal.
All that's necessary is a major aerial military assault. As Bolton explains ...
Many argue that Israeli military action will cause Iranians to rally ...
Bolton: 'Maybe the fallout from an Israeli attack on Iran wouldn't be so bad after all'
Israel Matzav —
... Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton looks at the likely fallout of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and concludes that Israel's military option is ' unattractive ' but failing to act would be 'even worse' (Hat Tip: ...
More flowers and candy
The Reaction —
By Creature Via TPM, here's John Bolton, he of the wrong about everything neo-con crowd: Many argue that Israeli military action will cause Iranians to rally in support of the mullahs' regime and plunge the region into political chaos. To the contrary, a strike accompanied by effective public diplomacy could well turn Iran's diverse population against an oppressive regime. And when that oppressive regime strikes back and kills thousands upon thousands where will John Bolton be? What an irresponsible ...
Bolton or Bolton?
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Thursday, June 11, 2009 [image] Bolton or Bolton? [ Rich Lowry ] Was the best recent op-ed on foreign policy this piece by John Bolton yesterday or this piece by John Bolton today. You decide... 06/11 02:35 PM [image] Share [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | ...
Bombs Away Bolton Strikes Again
Comments from Left Field —
... John Bolton editorializes in the Wall Street Journal about all the possible bad things that could happen if Israel bombs Iran’s nuclear facilities and concludes that none of them are likely to happen. Closing the Strait of Hormuz? “Neither feasible nor advisable for Iran.” Cutting its own oil exports to raise world prices? That “would complete the ruin of Iran’s domestic economy.” Attacking U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan? Risks direct U.S. retaliation, and “carries enormous risks for Iran.” Increased support for global ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 6/11/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... John Bolton: What if Israel Strikes Iran? The mullahs would retaliate. But things would be much worse if they had the bomb. Whatever the outcome of Iran’s presidential election tomorrow, negotiations will not soon — if ever — put an end to its nuclear threat. And given Iran’s determination to achieve deliverable nuclear weapons, speculation about a possible Israeli attack on its nuclear program will not only persist but grow. So what would such an attack look like? Obviously, Israel would ...
Larwyn's Linx: The Utter Destruction of the Economy
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... bailout of the IMF : Morrissey Digging in for the Healthcare Offensive : York Army Report: Drug Cartels, Terrorists Infiltrate U.S. : Helms Stumped Speech : Six Meat Signs of GOP life in Northeast : Driscoll You have the right to burst out laughing : Maguire A right-wing, Christian hate crime? Hardly : PJM (Simberg) And now they want to run health care : Rick Sotomayor and a post-racial America : MoneyRunner World What If Israel Strikes Iran? : Bolton Rep. seeks action against Islamic Republic polling ...
UnBolted
Swampland —
... in the Los Angeles Times in which he advocated bombing Iran. And, well, er... On June 12, he had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which he advocated bombing Iran. One wonders which op-ed page editor will succumb to this dangerous and demented guy's wiles next week.
Bolton: ‘Targeted force’ is the ‘only option’ for Iran.
Think Progress —
In his third op-ed on Iran in a major newspaper in the last month, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton wrote in the Washington Post today that the time is right for Israel to launch an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities:
Iran’s nuclear threat was never in doubt during its presidential campaign, but the post-election resistance raised the possibility of some sort of regime change. That prospect seems lost for the near future or for at least as long as it will take Iran to finalize a deliverable nuclear weapons capability. ...
A pattern emerges
Political Animal —
... in the Los Angeles Times in which he advocated bombing Iran. And, well, er... On June 12, he had an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which he advocated bombing Iran. And that's just three op-eds in three weeks. We could go back a little further and find Bolton -- in op-eds, on Fox News -- advocating military attacks on Iran for years. Indeed, as ...
Belated Watcher's Council Results
Rhymes With Right —
... Third place with 1 point (T * ) Wall Street Journal - What If Israel Strikes Iran? Fourth place with 2/3 point (T * ) The Last Crusade - ...
