Obama: "I'm ready to negotiate with you, Iran." Iran: "Fuck you."

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Shall we start a pool on the date/time Israeli stealth's will leave a package on Iran's doorstep.

I usually go with 'not going to happen' since an Israeli attack on Iran has been predicted every 1 to 2 years since 2005, but the idea is becoming more and more mainstream (in discussion terms, not agreement terms). There was a recent boom in discussion of the probability and strategy behind an attack since the IAEA report came out.

If Israel does bomb Iran, I'm guessing it will be after US leaves Iraq since the Iraqis won't be able to detect Israeli planes illegally flying over their airspace (unless SA gives Israel permission).

[Lamplighter]

Yes, I too am usually not paranoid/conspiratorial about such things.
But it was an article several days ago, similar to the one below,
that came to my mind when I read the "new sanctions" article.

I remember thinking, why are they making this (Israeli refusal)
public ... unless something is in the works ?
Now, announcement of the new sanctions...

The Telegraph
Nov 19,2011
Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions

Israel has refused to reassure President Barack Obama that
it would warn him in advance of any pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities,
raising fears that it may be planning a go-it-alone attack as early as next summer.

The disclosure, made by insiders briefed on a top-secret meeting between
America's most senior defence chief and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's hawkish
prime minister, comes amid concerns that Iran's continuing progress
towards nuclear weapons capability means the Jewish state has all
but lost hope for a diplomatic solution.
<snip>
"They [the Israelis] did not suggest that military action was being planned or was imminent,
but neither did they give any assurances that Israel would first seek Washington's permission,
or even inform the White House in advance that a mission was underway," one said.