Preventing World War III
Caroline B. Glick unravels the convoluted relationships in the middle east.
FROM JEWISHWORLDREVIEW.COM:
Preventing World War III
By Caroline B. Glick
It goes without saying that if and when a decision is made in Jerusalem or Washington to carry out an attack against Iran's nuclear installations the public will only learn of the decision in retrospect. All the same, over the last few weeks, it has been impossible to miss the fact that the Iranian nuclear program has become the subject of intense and ever increasing international scrutiny. This naturally gives rise to the impression that something is afoot.
Take for example the head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency Muhammad elBaradei's recent remarks on the subject. Speaking to Le Monde on Monday, elBaradei asserted that it will take Iran between three to eight years to acquire a nuclear arsenal. Consequently, he argued, there is no reason to consider conducting a military strike against Teheran' program. There is still plenty of time for diplomacy, or sanctions or even incentives for the ayatollahs, he said.
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