U.S. Tries To Pacify Israeli Public Over Iran Deal

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

US Ambassador Dan Shapiro on Monday sought to quell Israeli fears over an emerging deal with Iran, vowing that Washington would never let Tehran acquire a nuclear weapon.

“On this crucial issue the US and Israel share an identical agenda,” Shapiro told delegates attending the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Jerusalem.

US President Barack “Obama has made it crystal clear that he will not permit Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon period, and is prepared to use all elements of our national power to ensure that we are successful,” he said.

His remarks were made as the US and Israel were locked in an escalating war of words over negotiations between world powers and Iran in a bid to halt its nuclear programme, which is widely believed to be a front for developing a military capability.


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[MyNameGoesHere]

1. Oh that's easy. I have just the thing for that

[jessie04]

2. I dont blame Israel one bit.

Iran getting a nuke would be a catastrophe. It their ass on the line.

[Purveyor]

3. If israel didn't have them, Iran wouldn't 'need' them. They had a front row seat to witness the

Iraq debacle/war crime.

[former9thward]

9. Is Israel threatening to wipe Iran off the face of the earth?

Are they promising to drive the Persians into the Sea? I guess I missed that.

[Ash_F]

11. Iran never said that

Get out of here with that warmongering propaganda.

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025

[leftynyc]

4. I don't blame them either

Neither does France. But it goes against the DU narrative that Israel is responsible for all the ills in that part of the world and Iran simply needs nukes because Israel exists and can defend herself (cuz that's just what's missing from the mullah's handbook).

[denverbill]

5. Why would it be a catastrophe? Because your enemy has nukes?

Russia has nukes. China has nukes. Neither of them has ever used them because they know what would happen.

Why on earth would Iran ever nuke Israel when it would not only mean the fiery death of Iran but it would also destroy a city (Jerusalem) which is also one of the holy cities of Islam. Nuking Israel makes absolutely no sense from Iran's viewpoint.

The only thing nukes WOULD do is prevent the US and/or Israel from attacking Iran knowing Iran had a nuclear response option.

[kelliekat44]

12. You can not reason with the unreasonable. Nice try though. nt

[Ash_F]

6. Nobody needs nukes

The US and Israel should lead by example and decommission theirs.

[former9thward]

10. Let's have Russia and China go first.

[shaayecanaan]

7. Its not about them getting nukes...

its about Iran agreeing to downblend portions of their existing stockpile of medium enriched uranium, putting a cap on any future amount, and delaying the commissioning of the Arak reactor for six months.

In exchange, Insurers and banks would be able to insure shipments of food and medical supplies, so that Iran could once again import those materials again. There wouldnt be any change to the sanctions preventing importation of materials that could be used for nuclear purposes.

But don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[geek tragedy]

8. Why do we need the approval of the Israeli public? nt

[kelliekat44]

13. It appears that out government pay more attention to the desisres of the Israeli public than it does

to the majority of its own citizens.