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Will Israel Attack Iran? Don’t Hold Your Breath

July 20, 2010 - 12:00 am - by Barry Rubin
spindok
2010-07-20 08:46:42

Lots of folks in the US are willing to fight Iran to the last dead Israeli. The US has enough firepower in the gulf to take care of the problem right now. And still the only people to suffer if that happens will be Israeli when Iran, Hezbolla, Hamas, and Syria counterattack.

Even then it is still the US doing the heavy lifting and Israel taking all retaliatory blows. Where are the Saudis? They dont want to scratch the paint on the high tech planes we keep selling them.

The Iron Dome being put up now will not help. There is only enough money for 2 batteries and both will be in the south. They are mobile I think but not enough rockets even with the Arrows, and the sky will be black with them within hours of a strike on Iran, no matter who does it.

I am not so worried about the mistakes of 1973 as those of 1956. With Obama at the helm nobody has Bibi’s back. This is not the time to go all in.

Spin