Jerusalem Post: Israel May "Go It Alone" in Battle Against Iran

This has me concerned because it really would not be Israel going it alone, but another proxy war front for the United States. Some, including Buzzflash, have suggested this may be Karl Rove's big "October surprise" to keep GOP wins high in the November mid-term elections in just 75 days. Remember, too, the article from the Chicago Tribune about how the U.S. supplied MUCH of Iran's nuclear facility hardware.

Israel is carefully watching the world's reaction to Iran's continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel "may have to go it alone," The Jerusalem Post has learned.

One senior source said on Tuesday that Iran "flipped the world the bird" by not responding positively to the Western incentive plan to stop uranium enrichment. He expressed frustration that the Russians and Chinese were already saying that Iran's offer of a "new formula" and willingness to enter "serious negotiations" was an opening to keep on talking.

"The Iranians know the world will do nothing," he said. "This is similar to the world's attempts to appease Hitler in the 1930s - they are trying to feed the beast."

He said there was a need to understand that "when push comes to shove," Israel would have to be prepared to "slow down" the Iranian nuclear threat by itself.

Having said this, he did not rule out the possibility of US military action, but said that if this were to take place, it would probably not occur until the spring or summer of 2008, a few months before President George W. Bush leaves the international stage. The US presidential elections, which Bush cannot contest because of term limits, are in November 2008.

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, in a meeting in Paris with French Foreign Minister Phillippe Douste-Blazy Wednesday, said Iran "poses a global threat" and needed to be dealt with by the whole international community.

Considering the ecological nightmare Israel let loose when they liberated all that crude as they destroyed a power plant in Lebanon in their fight with Hezbollah, can we trust that they would not unleash a nuclear meltdown by striking nuclear facilities in Iran? I'm not sure.