"Illusions have played a key role in allowing such a situation to develop. One illusion was diplomacy—culminating in the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, which didn’t address its ballistic-missile or centrifuge development, and granted a sunset clause that at best deferred an inevitable crisis to a later date."
That date is now; coming weeks and months, and may God have mercy on those who enabled this, every cowardly, short-sighted, and self-aggrandizing step of the way.
On second thought, no; may they and those near and dear to them suffer grievous personal and professional loss and pain commensurate with the agony that have allowed Iran to inflict on the House of Israel at home and abroad, and the west at-large.
Don't know how I missed this comment, or why it showed up now, but: I clearly recall an Israel defense official at the time remarking in a local radio interview, "the US attacked the wrong 'I'."
The longer Israel waits, the harder it is going to be.
True. Halevi sounds pretty concerned.
Hell, yeah. But why listen to us?--what do we know about the Middle East?
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3444393,00.html
"Illusions have played a key role in allowing such a situation to develop. One illusion was diplomacy—culminating in the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, which didn’t address its ballistic-missile or centrifuge development, and granted a sunset clause that at best deferred an inevitable crisis to a later date."
That date is now; coming weeks and months, and may God have mercy on those who enabled this, every cowardly, short-sighted, and self-aggrandizing step of the way.
On second thought, no; may they and those near and dear to them suffer grievous personal and professional loss and pain commensurate with the agony that have allowed Iran to inflict on the House of Israel at home and abroad, and the west at-large.
A big misstep was Bush attacking Iraq instead of Iran.
Don't know how I missed this comment, or why it showed up now, but: I clearly recall an Israel defense official at the time remarking in a local radio interview, "the US attacked the wrong 'I'."