Israel to Obama: hold Iran's feet to fire, or else

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will go along with U.S. President Barack Obama's Iran diplomacy, but try to shorten the deadline for results by signaling its willingness to attack Iranian nuclear sites if need be.

Israel votes on Tuesday and its next prime minister -- the front-runner is rightwinger Benjamin Netanyahu -- is likely to go to Washington within a few months and press Obama to stick to his campaign promise not to let Iran develop an atomic bomb.

Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. Middle East negotiator now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said the visit would entail a "strategic conversation" with Obama.

"It need not be conclusive or threatening, but it will be very serious and ... scare the daylights out of the president that unless the international community mobilizes to address the situation, the Israelis will," Miller said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE51538A20090206

Or else what? I would like to suggest to Mr Miller that trying to "scare the daylights" out of President Obama would be a really stupid thing to do.

[Thrill]

1. Or else? WTF?

[Fire1]

2. Good question.

[azurnoir]

3. Or else what?

If Obama is smart some of the discussion with Iran will be that if you leave us alone we leave you alone, no matter what a "third" country does IMO that "third" country is depending on Iran to attack American troops in Iraq thus drawing America into a war that sai "third" country starts. That being said the same third country does not have a history of starting wars with enemies it knows can hurt it back almost as equally

[LeftishBrit]

4. Or else Israel might attack Iran; that seems to be the implication

It seems to be an 'or else' against Iran rather than against America.

In fact, I don't think it's likely to happen. Both Iran and Israel have been doing a lot of sabre-rattling; and hopefully it won't progress beyond that.

[Howardx]

5. hubris will be israels downfall

if israel COULD attack the iranian nuke program they would have already.

[Christa]

6. Or else they will cripple us finacially nt

[Behind the Aegis]

7. And they would accomplish this how?