"A claim by President Ahmadinejad that Iran has 3,000 working uranium-enriching centrifuges sent a tremor across the world yesterday amid fears that Israel would respond by bombing the country’s nuclear facilities.
Military sources in Washington said that the existence of such a large number could be a “tipping point”, triggering an Israeli air strike. The Pentagon is reluctant to take military action against Iran, but officials say that Israel is a “different matter”. Amid the international uproar, British MPs who were to have toured the nuclear facility were backing out of their Iran trip.
Even before President Ahmadinejad’s announcement, a US defence official told The Times yesterday: “Israel could do something when they get to around 3,000 working centrifuges. The Pentagon is minded to wait a little longer.” US experts say 3,000 machines running for long periods could make enough enriched uranium for an atomic bomb within a year.
Israel responded by serving notice that it would not tolerate a nuclear Iran. “Talks never did, and never will, stop rockets,” said Ehud Barak, the Defence Minister..."The original headline proclaimed: US FEARS ISRAELI STRIKE AGAINST IRAN...
Fears?
You afraid? If not, then precisely who ARE these people quivering in fear over the thought that the Jews will finally take out this madman.
How's about this for a somewhat more realistic headline: US HOPES ISRAEL STRIKES IRAN.
Defense Minister Barak seems a wise man. Diplomacy is the art of prolonging a conflict, and I for one cannot see the Jews sitting on their hands for very long.
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