The Christian Zionist bloggie might be surprised at how the real deals over there in his desert paradise view this situation and of course he will damn the source:
"Despite all the talk of an “existential threat,” less than half of Israelis support a strike on Iran. According to our November poll, carried out in cooperation with the Dahaf Institute in Israel, only 43 percent of Israeli Jews support a military strike on Iran — even though 90 percent of them think that Iran will eventually acquire nuclear weapons.
Most important, when asked whether it would be better for both Israel and Iran to have the bomb, or for neither to have it, 65 percent of Israeli Jews said neither. And a remarkable 64 percent favored the idea of a nuclear-free zone, even when it was explained that this would mean Israel giving up its nuclear weapons.
The Israeli public also seems willing to move away from a secretive nuclear policy toward greater openness about Israel’s nuclear facilities. Sixty percent of respondents favored “a system of full international inspections” of all nuclear facilities, including Israel’s and Iran’s, as a step toward regional disarmament.
If Israel’s nuclear program were to become part of the equation, it would be a game-changer. Iran has until now effectively accused the West of employing a double standard because it does not demand Israeli disarmament, earning it many fans across the Arab world."
Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/opinion/preventing-a-nuclear-iran-peacefully.html?_r=1
Yes, I saw that when it came out. Disgusting - proposing Israel give up its nuclear arsenal. This is the kind of cavalier attitude that will get the West obliterated.
Not to mention naive. Anybody who thinks at this late date - after decades of trying - that we can successfully negotiate with the mullah regime in Iran - which has been declaring that it it the West's enemy for 33 years now - is utterly useless as a world-affairs analyst.
The Christian Zionist bloggie might be surprised at how the real deals over there in his desert paradise view this situation and of course he will damn the source:
ReplyDelete"Despite all the talk of an “existential threat,” less than half of Israelis support a strike on Iran. According to our November poll, carried out in cooperation with the Dahaf Institute in Israel, only 43 percent of Israeli Jews support a military strike on Iran — even though 90 percent of them think that Iran will eventually acquire nuclear weapons.
Most important, when asked whether it would be better for both Israel and Iran to have the bomb, or for neither to have it, 65 percent of Israeli Jews said neither. And a remarkable 64 percent favored the idea of a nuclear-free zone, even when it was explained that this would mean Israel giving up its nuclear weapons.
The Israeli public also seems willing to move away from a secretive nuclear policy toward greater openness about Israel’s nuclear facilities. Sixty percent of respondents favored “a system of full international inspections” of all nuclear facilities, including Israel’s and Iran’s, as a step toward regional disarmament.
If Israel’s nuclear program were to become part of the equation, it would be a game-changer. Iran has until now effectively accused the West of employing a double standard because it does not demand Israeli disarmament, earning it many fans across the Arab world."
Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/opinion/preventing-a-nuclear-iran-peacefully.html?_r=1
Yes, I saw that when it came out. Disgusting - proposing Israel give up its nuclear arsenal. This is the kind of cavalier attitude that will get the West obliterated.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention naive. Anybody who thinks at this late date - after decades of trying - that we can successfully negotiate with the mullah regime in Iran - which has been declaring that it it the West's enemy for 33 years now - is utterly useless as a world-affairs analyst.
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