Pipes: To Get Obama To Act, Netanyahu Should Threaten To Nuke Iran

[Joanne98]

In a recent interview with the right-wing Christian Zionist Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, neoconservative pundit Daniel Pipes shared his view that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should threaten to use nuclear weapons against Iran as a means of “applying pressure” on the United States.

“I think it’s realistic for the Israelis to attack and do real damage,” Pipes said. “Now, what constitutes success, I’m not exactly sure. There are many, many questions“:

PIPES: If I were Netanyahu, I would say to Obama, “Why don’t you take out the Iranian nukes? Or else we will And we will not do it by trying to fly planes across Turkey and Syria or Jordan or Saudi Arabia. We will do it from submarine-based, tactical nuclear weapons. You don’t want that; we don’t want that; but that’s the way we can do this job for sure. You do it your way so we don’t have to escalate to that.” That would be a way of applying pressure. There are so many details which I’m not privy to. But that would be my kind of approach if I were the Israelis.

Neoconservatives have long desired a war with Iran, even though U.S. officials like Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen have stated that such a war would have disastrous consequences for U.S. troops and interests in the region.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/25/pipes-to-get-obama-to-act-netanyahu-should-threaten-to-nuke-iran/

[Enrique]

1. all the good patriotic conservatives should be outraged, right?

that an American would suggest that another country manipulate America like this? Especially an ally that we give billions of aid to?

And the good patriotic conservatives should also be outraged at Netanhayu bragging about how easy it is to manipulate us, right?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/16/netanyahu-in-2001-america_n_649427.html

As noted in Haaretz, Netanyahu seems to boast of his knowledge of the US by saying, "I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way."

[rrneck]

2. Daniel Pipes needs a ladder

so he can climb up on it and kiss my ass.

[TomClash]

3. Obama knows Israel will never carry out that threat nt

[stray cat]

4. Yet no action occurs when Iran threatens to wipe Israel off the earth?

[classysassy]

8. Provide proof that

Iran's leader said that he wanted to wipe Israel off the map.

[Historic NY]

5. Will all those onward christian soldiers will be clamoring to fight for the Jews?

They sure like to talk big when most are anti-Semitic.

[Mopar151]

6. it's an "End Times" thing....n/t

[bemildred]

7. Pipes cements his reputation as a half-wit blowhard.

“Now, what constitutes success, I’m not exactly sure. There are many, many questions“

Well, let us know Danny, when you figure it out, but in the meantime, be quiet.