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| McCain will 'not allow holocaust' |
| 2008-07-21 |
| US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said the United States would never allow a second holocaust in an interview with Israeli TV today about Iran's nuclear program. McCain said however that diplomatic options had not been exhausted and further sanctions might compel Iran to halt its nuclear drive, which Israel and the West believe is aimed at developing atomic weapons. "I think that we Americans joining with our European allies can impose significant and very impactful sanctions on Iran which I think could modify their behaviour,'' Mr McCain said. "I would hope that we could succeed in that direction and I have some optimism we can, but I have to look you in the eye and tell you that the United States of America can never allow a second holocaust.'' Israel considers Iran its main strategic threat, both because of the nuclear program and repeated statements from Iranian leaders predicting the demise of the Jewish state. The interview came days before McCain's Democrat opponent Barack Obama was due to arrive in Israel on a world tour aimed at shoring up his foreign policy credentials vis-a-vis McCain, a veteran US Senator and war hero. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 NEWSMAX/TOPIX > EXPERT: ISRAEL MAY GO TO NUCLEAR WAR OVER IRAN [Benny Morris-NYT Op-Ed]. Any anti-Iran AIR STRIKE bears the risk of IRANIAN-PROCLAIMED RETALIATION, perennial and "by any means necessary" includ but not limited to PROXY TERROR + LR MISSLE WAR. A "FAILED/ PROBLEMATIC" ANTI-IRAN AIR STRIKE WHICH DOES NOT ASSURE COMLETE DESTRUCTION OF IRAN'S NUCPROGS MAY INDUCE ISRAEL TO PREEMPTIVELY ATTACK IRAN AGAIN BUT WID NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AN OPTION WHICH AGAIN INVITES IRAN-SPECIFIC RETALIATION VIA NUKES-WMDS + TERROR. MISSLE- + NUCLEAR-ARMED ISLAMIST IRAN SCENARIO > HEIGHTENS RISK OF ISRAELI-IRANIAN NUCLEAR EXCHANGE WHICH ISRAEL IS LIKELY TO LOSE IN THE END NO MATTER HOW MUCH REAL DAMAGE IS EFFEC INFLICTED ON IRAN. MORRIS - "i-4 Years" [2009-2012] = "POINT OF RETURN" FOR IRAN DE FACTO ACQUIR THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPON(S). PARADOXICAL REMINDER > ISRAELI OFFIAL - "THE ONLY WORSE THAN ATTACKING [Nukular]IRAN IS TO NOT ATTACK [Nukular]IRAN"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-21 23:09 |
| #4 What's the UN going to do? Threaten to issue another strongly worded statement? Russia and China will veto any sanctions with teeth - or just ignore them. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-07-21 22:54 |
| #3 Not just the US, JosephM. The European negotiators -- Germany, France, and Britain, I believe -- made the announcement. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-07-21 22:06 |
| #2 WAFF.com Thread > US GIVES IRAN TWO-WEEK NUCLEAR DEADLINE?, to agree to suspend nuclear enrichment or face possib strong UN sanctions??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-21 20:16 |
| #1 If Hizbollah and Hamas and Fatah launch all their missiles at once, then Israel would be in trouble. |
| Posted by: Shotch Hapsburg3052 2008-07-21 18:27 |