The Israelis obtain a lot of their aircraft from us and many of their pilots train with our own. And we're going to shoot them down? I don't think so!
Obama threatened to shoot down Israeli jets if they attacked Iran's nuclear plant
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My biggest problem with the whole matter is that Obama seems bent on providing as much assistance as possible to Iran in it's quest to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has already made clear their desire and intent to start a nuclear war, and to destroy Israel. This must be prevented at all costs because as we all know, once it starts, it can't be stopped until the whole world is involved.
I don't scare easily, but that's one thing that scares the living daylights out of me.
I don't scare easily, but that's one thing that scares the living daylights out of me.
I think the bigger question is "would you continue to support a man whose Presidential legacy may well be that he helped start a nuclear war?"
Maybe politics? No man of either party will ever be seen as the person who ordered attacks on Israelis and committed suicide for his party...
I wish you'd quit bringing common sense to a political argument, it's like kryptonite to Superman.
OK, so....just going from what I remember:
Those "Iranian" facilities are so deep under the mountains that even US Military (Generals) are concerned about OUR ability to take them out. Yet some think the Israeli ** has more capability or more weaponry to do this?
Maybe they do, I haven't kept up with their hardware capabilities; I just find it amazing that people think anything short of an all-out war or use of a nuke will take out their nuclear facilities. From everything I have read (and please someone link updated material on this if you have it), the only thing their facilities have to worry about is an earthquake...?
Those "Iranian" facilities are so deep under the mountains that even US Military (Generals) are concerned about OUR ability to take them out. Yet some think the Israeli ** has more capability or more weaponry to do this?
Maybe they do, I haven't kept up with their hardware capabilities; I just find it amazing that people think anything short of an all-out war or use of a nuke will take out their nuclear facilities. From everything I have read (and please someone link updated material on this if you have it), the only thing their facilities have to worry about is an earthquake...?
I doubt anyone knows everything they have, where it is, and how protected it is. Netanyahu said as much in his speech that they don't.
They may not be able to strike any underground facilities themselves, but they can sure hit everything around them. They could effectively block the doors and make any attempt at using them very hard to do.
so, how would their planes get to iran? i may be wrong, but i don't think that their navy has an aircraft carrier.
My guess though is despite the Saudi hatred for Israel, they'll allow Israel to use their airspace since they fear Iran a lot more.
i would be surprised if they did. even though they hate/fear iran, they probably do not want to be involved in allowing that to happen as they would become targets of iran and probably russia as well if iran were attacked by israel via saudi airspace.
"Osirak Redux? Assessing Israeli Capabilities to Destroy Iranian Nuclear Facilities"
"Possible Attack Routes" section starts on page 23
1) Turkey
2) Syria/Iraq
3) Saudi Arabia
Three real options, with varying levels of political and operational risk.
well, if israel "goes it alone", i don't see any of those allowing access to their airspace
I don't imagine they will be asking permission, hence the political and operational risk.
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