Israel Assured U.S. will Join War on Its Side – Report

[Purveyor]

8/13/2012, 9:47 AM

Israel has received assurances from the administration of Barack Obama, as well as the camp of Republican presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, that the United States will join a war against Iran on Israel's side, if such a war breaks out.

The daily newspaper Maariv reported Monday that the assurances were delivered in secret messages to senior officials in the bureau of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, from officials close to Obama and from Romney political advisors as well as Republicans who served in senior roles in former administrations and are expected to serve in important roles again if Romney is elected.

According to the report, Israel believes that the U.S. military will supply "a protective umbrella" for Israel in case of a missile attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies Hamas and Hizbullah.

Israel has received similar messages from its U.S. ambassador Michael Oren, after talks he held in Washington, and from pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.

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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158851

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ma'ariv is a right wing paper

FWY

[Purveyor]

4. Which is exactly why they need to be monitored. eom

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Yeah but regular readers who do not follow their media

do not know this. They make the Jerusalem Post blush for their left wing attitudes, (and the JP is a Murdoch operation, this is how far right this paper is)

[atreides1]

2. Really

AIPAC is now making National Security decisions?

My attitude is that if the Israelis launch an attack on Iran, I have no problem with providing them with defensive missile equipment, and even ADA...and any US troops will only remain for as long as it will take to train the Israeli military!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Would that be before or after Israel launches a strike on Iran?

Join them against Iran if Iran launches a first strike attack on Israel, sure. Join them in defending Israel from a retaliatory attack by Iran, really?

[BOG PERSON]

6. israel's right to exist trumps iran's right to self-defense

(n/t)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Israel (or us) striking Iran now would be like kicking a hornets nest

It would not have a happy ending for anybody IMHO.

[Purveyor]

8. Congrats on your 10,000th post!!! eom

[cali]

9. I look upon articles from far right sites

with a dubious eye. Not to put to fine a point on it, but they lie more often than not.