State Of Israel: America Must Take The Iranian Threat As Seriously As Israel, Or Israel Will Have To Unilaterally Attack

"We don't need unnecessary wars. But we definitely might be put to the test. The non-diplomatic point is a last resort. The fact that all options are on the table is agreed upon by everybody." - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, December 1, 2011 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iV1KQm0qbB0LLeF9m4iqnJNr-Icw?docId=1739219d4f2040be80a36cfb1cc81b6f

The Daily Beast also reports on the discussions between the U.S. and Israel on what would trigger a military attack on Iran:

"The stakes are immensely high, and the distrust that Israelis feel toward the president remains a complicating factor. Those sentiments were laid bare in a speech Netanyahu’s minister of strategic affairs, Moshe Ya’alon, gave on Christmas Eve in Jerusalem, in which he used Panetta’s remarks to cast doubt on the U.S.’s willingness to launch its own military strike... Three U.S. military officials confirm to The Daily Beast that analysts attached to the Office of the Secretary of Defense are often revising estimates trying to predict what events in Iran would trigger Prime Minister Netanyahu to authorize a military attack on the country’s nuclear infrastructure. Despite repeated requests going back to 2009, Netanyahu’s government has not agreed to ask the United States for permission or give significant advanced warning of any pending strike... The new diplomacy has prompted new conversations between the United States and Israel over what the triggers—called 'red lines' in diplomatic parlance—would be to justify a pre-emptive attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities." http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/28/u-s-israel-discuss-triggers-for-bombing-iran-s-nuclear-infrastructure.html Tweet