Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The identity of Israel’s post-Olmert prime minister will determine its war options on Iran

"According to DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources, the overriding considerations that will determine if and when Israel attacks Iran are these: whether to strike before George W. Bush’s exit, whether Iran’s strategic ties with Syria and the Palestinian Hamas can be severed in advance and what prime minister is chosen to manage the war. Those are the real "red lines."

The thinking in Israel now is that the sooner Israel pre-empts a nuclear-armed Iran, the better, because the longer it delaya, the more dangerous the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory capabilities will become......"

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