Sunday, January 07, 2007
Israel Getting Frisky With Mini-Nukes?
The Sunday Times (UK) is reporting that Israel is drawing up secret plans to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities with low-yield nuclear “bunker-busting” bombs. I had predicted (elsewhere I believe) that because of the depth and hardening of the Iranian sites, nukes would have to be part of the picture if somebody made the decision that those sites must be forcibly shut down. I didn’t really predict that Israel would be the one to do it – in fact I’m not convinced this story is even true – but nobody else has the nads to pull something like this off. Including Bush.
If this happens then it’s yet another eventuality that can be laid at the doorstep of a feckless Europe (who accepted primary responsibility for convincing the Iranians to not go down this road), and an ineffectual UN (the recent, pathetic, “sanctions” notwithstanding). Of course, the West will howl with rage and indignation if Israel actually does this, but considering the West has no teeth, that’s a far less worrying issue than would be a nuclear-capable Iran.
I supposed that’s a potential upside to the West’s supine weakness: what are they going to do about it? Not a damned thing. However, the Democrats now in power in Congress could very well do something about it. As they’re ramping up to a Vietnam-style pullout in Iraq, they could just as well punish Israel by denying them the aid we’ve been providing. When it comes to “getting tough” with adversaries, like Israel and the United States, the Democrats in Congress can be downright Rambo-esque.
(Hat tip: Drudge)
Update: Israel Denies
The Sunday Times (UK) is reporting that Israel is drawing up secret plans to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities with low-yield nuclear “bunker-busting” bombs. I had predicted (elsewhere I believe) that because of the depth and hardening of the Iranian sites, nukes would have to be part of the picture if somebody made the decision that those sites must be forcibly shut down. I didn’t really predict that Israel would be the one to do it – in fact I’m not convinced this story is even true – but nobody else has the nads to pull something like this off. Including Bush.
If this happens then it’s yet another eventuality that can be laid at the doorstep of a feckless Europe (who accepted primary responsibility for convincing the Iranians to not go down this road), and an ineffectual UN (the recent, pathetic, “sanctions” notwithstanding). Of course, the West will howl with rage and indignation if Israel actually does this, but considering the West has no teeth, that’s a far less worrying issue than would be a nuclear-capable Iran.
I supposed that’s a potential upside to the West’s supine weakness: what are they going to do about it? Not a damned thing. However, the Democrats now in power in Congress could very well do something about it. As they’re ramping up to a Vietnam-style pullout in Iraq, they could just as well punish Israel by denying them the aid we’ve been providing. When it comes to “getting tough” with adversaries, like Israel and the United States, the Democrats in Congress can be downright Rambo-esque.
(Hat tip: Drudge)
Update: Israel Denies
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