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Romney Tells Netanyahu That U.s. Will Support Isreali ‘unilateral’ Strike Against Iran If He Is Elected President
Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:30
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During a speech to leading ultra-Zionists in Israel, Mitt Romney said that, if he is elected President next November, he will support an Israeli ‘unilateral’ attack against Iran. His words, as reported in Haaretz, were unmistakeable: “We recognize Israel’s right to defend itself, and that it is right for America to stand with you”. Though Romney was careful not to commit the US to a first strike against Iran, the message was clear.
As I have repeatedly argued at this blog in the past, there is no way that Israel can ‘unilaterally’ attack Iran. Israel can only launch an attack against Iran with the complete support of the US. There is, therefore, no such thing as an Israeli unilateral attack Iran. While Israel might launch the first strikes against Iran to make it seem that Israel has attacked ‘unilaterally’, the reality is that any attack against Iran by Israel will be coordinated and closely planned with the US and in conjunction with a US follow-up attack during which period Israel will launch ‘pre-emptive’ attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
With this speech, Romney has effectively committed the US, and possibly their allies, to a war against Iran on behalf of Israel.
And, as yet, there are no massive demonstrations against such a war; a war that has the potential to be far more devastating for the entire region than Iraq ever was.
2012-07-29 18:27:27
Source: http://lataan.blogspot.com/2012/07/romney-tells-netanyahu-that-us-will.html
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