Israelis ‘rehearse Iran attack’
Israel has carried out an exercise that appears to have been a rehearsal for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, US officials have told the New York Times.
More than 100 Israeli fighter jets took part in manoeuvres over the eastern Mediterranean and over Greece in the first week of June, US officials said.
Iran insists its programme is peaceful, but Israel sees Iran’s development of the technology as a serious threat.
Tehran is defying a demand from the UN that it stop the enrichment of uranium.
I have been doubtfull that Israel would be able to attack Iran on it’s own. I still have some questions about how effective Israeli strikes would be. Iran is quite a long way away from Israel, and that makes airstrikes more difficult.
In any event, it is clear that Israel would require at least some U.S. cooperation. That makes it seem likely to me that if Israel wants to do this, and I think it is at least looking somewhat likely now, they will do so this year, and probably before the Presidential election.
God bless ‘em, they’re the only ones who will take action, and God help ‘em when they do.