Israel to strike Iran

[Surgicalcric]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=47848

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered his defense forces to plan for a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities by the end of March – the time intelligence sources say Tehran will be able to begin producing nuclear weapons.

The directive came after Iran's President Mahmoud Amadinejad this week suggested Israel should be moved to Europe.

Iran has been ignoring warnings from the International Atomic Energy Agency about its plans to continue enriching uranium.

In early March, Mohamed El-Baradei, the head of the IAEA, will present his next report on Iran. El-Baradei, who received the Nobel peace prize yesterday, warned that the world was "losing patience" with Iran.

Defense sources in Israel believe the end of March to be the "point of no return," after which Iran will have the technical expertise to enrich uranium in sufficient quantities to build a nuclear warhead in two to four years.

"Israel — and not only Israel — cannot accept a nuclear Iran," Sharon warned recently. "We have the ability to deal with this and we’re making all the necessary preparations to be ready for such a situation."

The order to prepare for a possible attack went through the Israeli defense ministry to the chief of staff, according to a report today in the London Sunday Times.

Israeli intelligence has reportedly identified a number of Iranian uranium enrichment sites unknown to the IAEA, according to the Times.

If a military operation is approved, Israel will reportedly use a combination of air and ground forces against several nuclear targets in the hope of stalling Tehran’s nuclear program for years..

The Times reports Israel would likely call on its top special forces brigade, Unit 262 and the F-15I strategic 69 Squadron, which can strike Iran and return to Israel without refueling.

Russia last week signed an estimated $1 billion contract to sell Iran advanced Tor-M1 systems capable of destroying guided missiles and laser-guided bombs from aircraft.

"Once the Iranians get the Tor-M1, it will make our life much more difficult," an Israeli air force source told the Times. "The installation of this system can be relatively quick and we can’t waste time on this one."


Maybe Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should not have made that bold statement a few days ago about Israel being moved to Europe...

Personally I say let Israel do what they want...

Crip

[Kyobanim]

While they're in the neighborhood they might as well make it worth their while and make it a twofer and hit the government buildings.

[Doc]

Let it rip potato chip.

Doc

[The Reaper]

How can we be of assistance?

TR

[Kyobanim]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

How can we be of assistance?

TR

I think we should be sponsors. Then we could do logos on the planes like NASCAR.

[Sten]

We have 130,000 guys close by for any SAR work.

[longrange1947]

I do definately believe in self defense, and since the Pres of Iran has made numerous threats.......

[hoepoe]

Good morning all

From the Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

"In response to the Sunday Times article, Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry's foreign policy department, said in an interview to Israel Radio that while a military operation against Iran's nuclear facilities could not be ruled out, Israel was a partner in international diplomatic efforts to address the threat from Teheran.

Gilad denied the Times allegations that Israel planned to attack Iran in March 2006. "

Noone here is pre-occupied with Iran, Paeestinians or any other issue, we're just living each day and certainly not living in fear.

That said, Iran arming with Nukes is an existual threat to The State of Israel. It is not however only a threat to our tiny state, but also to all the countries in the ME as well as much of Eurpoe with their new improved Shihab missile.

All the coalition troops in the ME are also at threat from this madman as well as far as the UK.

It wil be interesting at the least to see how this pans out.

Stay safe

Hoepoe

[Roguish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by Kyobanim

I think we should be sponsors. Then we could do logos on the planes like NASCAR.

LMAO

Assuming they use planes . . .

[Kyobanim]

Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer

LMAO

Assuming they use planes . . .

Doesn't matter, we can do patches on the uniforms or even paint the tanks

[CombatWombat]

Didn't Israel already do this once?

[CPTAUSRET]

Originally Posted by CombatWombat

Didn't Israel already do this once?

Osiraq, do a search.

Terry

[jbour13]

Originally Posted by CPTAUSRET

Osiraq, do a search.

Terry

Raid On The Sun......... Good book too!

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by CombatWombat

Didn't Israel already do this once?

One country off, Iraq, not Iran.

Also, it was much easier because they hit the reactor during construction, not a series of multiple targets with redundancy scattered across the country, some deeply buried underground.

Osirak was a good mission, and undoubtedly made decision making easier during Desert Storm.

TR

[magician]

Good hunting.

Hit some Hezbollah and Hamas targets while you are in the neighborhood.



Maybe the one time that I wish I could be an Israeli pilot.