Obama’s atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel - Haaretz - Israel News
“What is the significance of such guarantee when it comes from those who hesitated to deal with a non-nuclear Iran?” asked a senior Israeli security source. “What kind of credibility would this [guarantee have] when Iran is nuclear-capable?”
The same source noted that the fact that there is talk about the possibility of a nuclear Iran undermines efforts to prevent Tehran from acquiring such arms.
A senior Bush administration source said that the proposal for an American nuclear umbrella for Israel was ridiculous and lacked credibility. “Who will convince the citizen in Kansas that the U.S. needs to get mixed up in a nuclear war because Haifa was bombed? And what is the point of an American response, after Israel’s cities are destroyed in an Iranian nuclear strike?”
Excellent questions. The answers are straightforward: Israel would be insane to trust any US “after the fact guarantees,” and it is ludicrous to pay any attention to warnings from Bush administration officials who have had eight years to do something about Iran, and have done nothing even remotely effective.
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Now Bill, he still has another month or so. I’m sure he will do something soon.