http://www.raceforiran.com/sanctions-and-use-of-force-are-part-of-the-same-strategy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:53:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.raceforiran.com/sanctions-and-use-of-force-are-part-of-the-same-strategy#comment-253 JohnH Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:24:24 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1304#comment-253 or perhaps all the Israeli braggadocio has other purposes, such as convincing people that Israel's massive military still provides deterrence. Or perhaps it's simply Israel's way of repeating the meme of "we're under existential threat--send more money!!!" or perhaps all the Israeli braggadocio has other purposes, such as convincing people that Israel’s massive military still provides deterrence. Or perhaps it’s simply Israel’s way of repeating the meme of “we’re under existential threat–send more money!!!”

]]> http://www.raceforiran.com/sanctions-and-use-of-force-are-part-of-the-same-strategy#comment-248 Jon Harrison Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:05:14 +0000 http://www.raceforiran.com/?p=1304#comment-248 If Oren isn't lying, and the U.S. and Israel indeed have not dicussed military action, then my level of worry actually increases. Surely the Israelis are discussing military action amongst themselves. The question in my mind is: will they strike soon, while Iran's domestic situation is chaotic, or will they wait until a sanctions regime has been imposed and clearly failed? In either case it seems to me the odds are better than 50-50 that Israel will hit the nuclear sites in 2010 or 2011. If Oren isn’t lying, and the U.S. and Israel indeed have not dicussed military action, then my level of worry actually increases. Surely the Israelis are discussing military action amongst themselves. The question in my mind is: will they strike soon, while Iran’s domestic situation is chaotic, or will they wait until a sanctions regime has been imposed and clearly failed? In either case it seems to me the odds are better than 50-50 that Israel will hit the nuclear sites in 2010 or 2011.

]]>