Netanyahu Pressed For Iran Attacks, But Was Denied: Ex-Defense Chief

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

Reuters
9 hours ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's political leaders pushed to attack Iran at least three times in the past few years but had to back down on the advice of the military and due to concerns about its ally the United States, former defense minister Ehud Barak said.

In interviews to his biographers aired late on Friday by Israel's Channel Two, Barak said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had wanted military operations against Iranian nuclear facilities in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Israel has regularly hinted it could attack Iran to stop it getting nuclear weapons, something Teheran denies it is seeking.

In 2010, the Israeli leadership wanted an attack but the military said it did not have "operational capability," said Barak, defense minister between 2007 and 2013, and prime minister in 1999-2001.



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Thank you President Obama. Without a doubt if any other candidate in the final of 2008 had been elected to the Presidency, we would have a war with Iran...

[bonniebgood]

1. Im hoping it was denied by USA current defence Chief Barack. what a little

power hungry snot Nuttingyhaoo is: He calls for the world wars and let big brother fight them for him. Now I understand the supposedly bad blood between the two.

[lark]

2. This is just one illustration of the critical importance of electing a Dem in 2016.

War with Iran will be a virtual certainly if a Repug gets elected.

[sulphurdunn]

3. Right on.

The democrats are always willing to take calculated risks to expand the power of the empire. The goddamn republicans just want to start WW III because to them any war is good for business and so the bigger the war the better. Dr. Strangelove was sane compared to them.