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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jericho Missile on July 30, 2008, 10:07:18 AM
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It's always something. >:(
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5477
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It's better to be safe than sorry. Israel will need to wait, if the radar is this effective.
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Couldn't you just imagine Barak Hussein Obama trying to stop Israel from having the radar!
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Forget the radar, just strike Iran.
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Any American government (Hussein Obama excluded) would most likely let Israel access its early warning satellites because it is their interest to minimize potential casualties from a missile attack on Israel.
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During such turbulent periods, 6 months may be large enough.
Who knows Iran too can manage to get better technologies.
If anything is to happen, it is to happen within next six months.
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Don't trust america. It wouldn't be the first time they reneged on a deal, and even if they do deliver they probably have exaggerated its capabilities. The best defense is a good offense. Don't wait Israel, your time is now.
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It would be a luxury to have the radar system developed by Raytheon and realtime access to U.S. spy satellites to detect Iranian launches.
However, the Israeli timetable for any attack on Iran can not and must not be predicated on the availability of American radar or intelligence. Israel must be prepared to make due with it's home grown radar systems and the home grown Ofek satellite network.
The Israeli decision of if and when to attack Iran can not be held hostage to the prevailing whims of Washington.
Of course, America should support Israeli efforts against Iran, because an Iranian nuke poses a dire threat not only to Israel but to 'the Great Satan' as well. That is, unless America thinks the oft chanted Iranian mantra of 'Death to Israel, Death to the USA' is just for entertainment purposes only.
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Don't trust america. It wouldn't be the first time they reneged on a deal, and even if they do deliver they probably have exaggerated its capabilities. The best defense is a good offense. Don't wait Israel, your time is now.
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It's not a simple decision at all. It may be worth waiting 6 months to save a lot of Jewish lives. Its easy for us to scream "attack, attack don't wait" , we're not the ones in danger of thousands of exploding missles raining down on our families.
You can't just have a knee jerk reaction. This needs serious military analysis, by people who know. We don't know enough about the radar system. Does it work as good as the Americans say it does? Suppose, God forbid, Obama is President, and he blocks Israel from getting the radar? Can Israel wait 6 months to attack? How far along will Iran's air defense system be in 6 months? How far along will Iran's nuclear program be?
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If Chaim were Prime Minister I don't think he would make a knee jerk response. I'm hoping he would meet with the military establishment and learn about the radar, and make decisions only after considerable study and thought.