‘Israel can’t destroy Iran N-facilities’

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A retired senior US military commander has rejected the notion that Israel is capable of seriously damaging Iran’s nuclear program.

“[I doubt whether] the Israelis have the capability to make a lasting impression on the Iranian nuclear program with their military capabilities,” Newsweek quoted General John Abizaid as saying at a Marine Corps University conference last week.

Until 18 months ago, Gen. Abizaid was the head of US Central Command, responsible for overseeing military operations in the Middle East.

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Gen. Abizaid added that a confrontation between Iran and Israel would be ‘bad for the region, bad for the United States [and would] ultimately move the region into an even more unstable situation.’

The comments by the former head of US CENTCOM came as the Pentagon confirmed that it was planning to sell Israel 1,000 ‘bunker-busting’ bombs, developed to target underground fortified facilities.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the small size of the Guided Bomb Unit-39 (GBU-39)GBU-39 would allow the Israeli Air Force to hit more of Iran’s ‘numerous, distant, and fortified’ nuclear sites than is currently possible.

The US, Israel and their Western allies accuse Iran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), of seeking an atomic bomb.

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5 Responses to “‘Israel can’t destroy Iran N-facilities’”

1. Yet2come Says:
   September 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 pm

   Do you know what’s coming up?
   It’s worse than war.

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   You can be free from this madness!
   This is insanity.

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   Find Out What's Really Happening Reply:
   January 19th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

   Thanks! That is much more interesting than the anti-semitic demonization of Israel
   and the Jewish people. A breath of fresh air on this radical hate site!

2. Alienation Says:
   September 23rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm

   Ya think? Did anyone see what happened in Lebanon? Israel will only continue its path of pushing the U.S. into attacking. It’s unlikely this will be successful in the near future but it’s even more unlikely that Iran will sit still in suspended animation rather than continuing its path of technological advancement. In other words, nuclear confrontation will eventually and inevitably be realized unless all three countries (and the world for that matter) find some true leadership focused on humanity rather than greed (again…unlikely).

   Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad gets interviewed with Larry King tonight while our trusty leaders refuse to speak with him and instead attempt to convince all of us that we need not contemplate such matters because they’d rather just have us give them more money for the rich bankers. Life is so much more interesting than any fiction that has ever been written…

3. Hannah Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 2:09 am

   Is this US guy saying: well, Israel can’t do it so if it happens you can assume that it is USA who is doing it but we blame Israel? Easy peasy.
   Good grief, what a mess of a world they have made of it.

4. m.arshad Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 9:14 am

   i see only threats against iran being done by zionist american agents and israeli war criminals together, iran has a right to defend it self in any manner it sees fit to do!!

   liars from the west and israel cannot be trusted in anyway as history has proven again and again, might is right it appears again and again, this is exactly what the koran has stated for muslims to be strong against enemies known and unknown.

   the isralei,s were warnedby zia ul haq and other military leaders from pakistan that if they attack iran with nuclear weapons then pakistan will attack israel the same, so let the jewish devils in human form beware!!

   in india my muslim forefathers used to operate a system where in any given area a representative of any other religion was appointed by their community to a committee and if anyone of any religion caused trouble or mischief it was their job to finish discord and maintain peace for all, this worked wonderfully for hundreds of years generally, we should have this system again internationally and the final judgement of this commitee was law and enforceable by the community even if they did not like the judgement passed.

   this system is still available today in some parts of india and pakistan but it was dismantled by the imperialist british thieves as they could not cause mischief and trouble with this in place when india was under subjugation. we as people are still suffering from this demise of this system which ensured justice and conformity to peace to and respect for all. instead we have this rubbish court sysytem imposed by corrupt politicians who can not give justice to anyone it appears and they themselves feel they are above the law, like mr bush and cheney and his cohorts, war criminlas pure and simple!