Clock Ticking for West to Act on Iranian Nuclear Program
The New York Times / JOHN VINOCUR
30-Dec-2011 (one comment)

Ehud Barak, the defense minister ofIsrael, said in late November that it was probably a question of nine months before Iran’s attempt to acquire nuclear weapons moved into a “zone of immunity” where it could no longer be stopped.

Two weeks ago, his counterpart in Washington, Leon E. Panetta, the secretary of defense, estimated that it was likely to be “about a year, perhaps a little less” until Iran could have a nuclear weapon. Carefully imprecise, Mr. Panetta has said, “If we have to do it, we will deal with it” — without specifically explaining what “it” is.

That’s Pentagon fog. But the context for 2012 is clear. Here’s what makes it particular: With Mr. Barak’s reference to nine months, the Israelis are apparently talking about how much time they think remains for a successful raid on the Iranian nuclear project’s sites.

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Simorgh5555

Time running out for IR

by Simorgh5555 on Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM PST

As I have said previously: Any military action must focus on regime change only.

You cannot sell a war based on the IR's nuclear weapons capability to a skeptical public and any attack on the nuclear facilities will be ineffective and bring about a humanitrain disaster.

The focus of all military action- and the most honest one should be on regime change. The regime is theproblem not the nukes. Even without the nukes the IR will continue to kill its own people and continue to be a destructive force on the world scene.

DEATH TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC

CONDEMN IT. FIGHT IT. DESTROY IT.

SUPPORT PROPER MILITARY ACTION.  



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