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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:
Israel has a navy...(including subs)...and not all missiles are delivered via aircraft.

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Originally posted by mjs91882:
I dont think the US will let this happen. We in Iraq and to get to Iran, Isreal would have to come through there. Basicly what would happen is we would be caught up in teh middle as both head toward Iraq to do battle..

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Israel has for years regarded Iran as the primary threat to its survival, disputing Tehran's claims that its program is peaceful. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made this threat more tangible by repeatedly questioning Israel's right to exist, most recently on Monday, when he said Israel was a "fake regime" that "cannot logically continue to live."

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that he takes threats by Ahmadinejad to wipe Israel off the map "very seriously."

"We do not take it lightly," Olmert said, speaking from Jerusalem by satellite relay to an Anti-Defamation League meeting in Washington. "We are powerful and able to defend ourselves."

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Originally posted by XAFCREWCHIEF:
If Israel does make a strike on Iran you better believe that the that attack will have the USA stamp of approval written all over it. Of course no one in the US would admit that. I have been hoping that we would send Israel in for a long time. That way we don't have to go in and rebuild the country when there done.

EXAFCREWCHIEF

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While many have speculated that Israel would have to take unilateral military action to disable Iran's nuclear weapons program, Halevy felt that was unlikely. "I believe the international community will succeed in getting it under control, through some mixture of sanctions and diplomacy," he said.

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:
Maybe UN sanctions won't be necessary afterall.



Israel Hints at Military Action Against Iran

(Source: Voice of America news; issued Jan. 22, 2006)

JERUSALEM --- Israel is threatening to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear program.

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has hinted that Israel is preparing for military action against Iran's nuclear facilities.

"Israel cannot accept an Iranian nuclear capability and it must defend itself, with all that that implies," Mofaz said. "We are preparing," he added.

But Mofaz said international diplomacy must be the first course of action. He welcomed the U.S.-led effort to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council, saying sanctions and international oversight of Iran's nuclear program are the "correct policy at this time."

Israel has expressed growing alarm about Iran's nuclear program since late October, when the Iranian president called for the Jewish state to be "wiped off the map." Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says the U.S. and Europe must move more quickly to prevent Iran from acquiring the atom bomb.

"The combination of a regime with a very radical agenda, put together with nuclear weapons, I think that is a combination, a dangerous combination that no one in the international community can accept," said Regev.

The Israeli air force destroyed the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. And Israeli officials have warned repeatedly that if diplomacy fails, there is a military option.

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Originally posted by Sgt_Schlappy:
Israeli Defense Minister: Iran Threatens Our Existence

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has called Iran an "existential threat” to Israel and says the rogue nation’s president is "one of the most extreme leaders since Hitler.”

In a speech Monday at the inauguration of the Center for Iran Studies at Tel Aviv University, Mofaz said his nation is facing four main challenges – from Iran, the Hamas government, Syria and the global jihad.

But he had the strongest words of warning regarding Iran, reports Ynetnews, Israel’s leading news Web site.

"We cannot remain indifferent, let alone on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, to statements coming from Tehran by one of the most extreme leaders since Hitler, who denies the Holocaust and calls to destroy Israel,” he told the gathering.

"We must not procrastinate in light of the Iranian threat. First, diplomatic steps should be taken in order to delay or curb the Iranian nuclear program. On the other hand, the State of Israel should be prepared to protect Israel. We support the United States in leading the diplomatic front.

"Iran constitutes an existential threat on three levels: Extreme leadership, missile capability, and intent to acquire nuclear weapons. Lately the Iranians are doing their utmost to progress in two programs – the open civilian nuclear program and the secret military nuclear program. I'm not sure the West has all the information about both."

Turning his attention to Iranian-supported terror, Mofaz revealed that since the beginning of 2006, Iran has transferred $10 million to terror groups.

"This is fuel for terrorist organizations to continue attacks," he said.

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Originally posted by 73usmc:
hAva naghila hava naghila....Yahoo.