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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 02:31 PM Feb 2012

Obama Sends Top Security Aide To Israel As Tension Builds Over Nuclear Iran

By Phoebe Greenwood in Tel Aviv
1:56PM GMT 18 Feb 2012

Tom Donilon, the US president's top security aide, arrived in Tel Aviv on Saturday morning for three days of meetings with Israeli defence and security chiefs.

While Washington claims the visit is simply the latest in a series of "regular, high level consultations between the United States and Israel", it came just days after coordinated attacks launched against Israeli embassies across the world provoked outrage in Jerusalem, which claims with certainly that Iran is responsible.

Israel's option of launching a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities was expected to be the urgent topic of discussion during Mr Donilon's visit.

Hours before he arrived Iran's navy claimed its warships entered the Mediterranean to show its 'might' to regional countries.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9090538/Obama-sends-top-security-aide-to-Israel-as-tension-builds-over-nuclear-Iran.html

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Obama Sends Top Security Aide To Israel As Tension Builds Over Nuclear Iran (Original Post) Purveyor Feb 2012 OP
Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1
War with Iran is a fools errand. grahamhgreen Feb 2012 #2
when has that ever stopped us? nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #5
I second that.. Doctor Who Feb 2012 #6
War prep TomClash Feb 2012 #3
Well, it IS an election year. razorman Feb 2012 #13
Hark! Do you hear it? The sound of drums...... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #4
Iran better be glad Mkap Feb 2012 #7
Shame that he didn't send his "top security aide" to Iran as tension builds over nuclear Israel ... Nihil Feb 2012 #8
Artificial Hysteria created to cover Israeli agrression on point Feb 2012 #9
Oh no you have it all wrong! TomClash Feb 2012 #11
YES. Could not agree Bigmack Feb 2012 #12
Spam deleted by cyberswede (MIR Team) safghjtykt Feb 2012 #10
fucking SPAMMMMMMMMMM stockholmer Feb 2012 #14

Mkap

(223 posts)
7. Iran better be glad
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 08:41 PM
Feb 2012

That a Republican is not in office. Their would already be war with Iran. Though me thinks Iran leaders are stupid for the fact that they keep provoking Israel. I think secretly Iran wants war with the USA and Israel

 

Nihil

(13,508 posts)
8. Shame that he didn't send his "top security aide" to Iran as tension builds over nuclear Israel ...
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 09:20 PM
Feb 2012

... but that would require objectivity on the part of the president wouldn't it?

The rest of the world watches in sad despair as the last remnants of empire fade
thanks to their satraps ...

on point

(2,506 posts)
9. Artificial Hysteria created to cover Israeli agrression
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 09:35 PM
Feb 2012

There is no need to go after Iran. This is ginned up nonsense.

Iran has the RIGHT to enrich uranium under non proliferation treaty.

Even if they had the bomb they have attacked no one - something that can't be said for the local bullies who throw their nuclear armed weight around all the time - that is the US and Israel

TomClash

(11,344 posts)
11. Oh no you have it all wrong!
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 11:26 PM
Feb 2012

Iran's leadership is insane, ready to kill, rape, pillage . . . destroy the world on the flick. Israel is an innocent lamb - progressive, good, just and preferred. Good versus Evil. Got it?

We now return you to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress.




 

Bigmack

(8,020 posts)
12. YES. Could not agree
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 11:29 PM
Feb 2012

MORE with your post. We ALWAYS ignore nuclear armed israeli aggression. AND we ignore their war crimes. Ms Bigmack

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