John Bolton on Israel and Iran
John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the United Nations and arguably the best member of the Bush Administration has summarized the situation of Israel and Iran’s nuclear weapons and threats to wipe out Israel. He also explains Obama’s misguided attempts to support Iran and prevent Israel from self defense.
Following are some excerpts from Bolton’s column source.
By JOHN BOLTON
Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down on military force.
The public outcome of Mr. Gates’s visit appeared polite but inconclusive. Yet Iran’s progress with nuclear weapons and air defenses means Israel’s military option is declining over time. It will have to make a decision soon, and it will be no surprise if Israel strikes by year’s end. Israel’s choice could determine whether Iran obtains nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future.
Mr. Obama’s approach to Tehran has been his “open hand,” yet his gesture has not only been ignored by Iran but deemed irrelevant as the country looks inward to resolve the aftermath of its fraudulent election. The hardliner “winner” of that election, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was recently forced to fire a deputy who once said something vaguely soothing about Israel. Clearly, negotiations with the White House are not exactly topping the Iranian agenda.
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Israel rejects another feature of Mr. Obama’s diplomatic stance. The Israelis do not believe that progress with the Palestinians will facilitate a deal on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Though Mr. Gates and others have pressed this fanciful analysis, Israel will not be moved.
Worse, Mr. Obama has no new strategic thinking on Iran. He vaguely promises to offer the country the carrot of diplomacy—followed by an empty threat of sanctions down the road if Iran does not comply with the U.S.’s requests. This is precisely the European Union’s approach, which has failed for over six years.
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Striking Iran’s nuclear program will not be precipitous or poorly thought out. Israel’s attack, if it happens, will have followed enormously difficult deliberation over terrible imponderables, and years of patiently waiting on innumerable failed diplomatic efforts. Absent Israeli action, prepare for a nuclear Iran.
What this Means to the US and the Middle East
First of all, Obama has made himself and the US impotent and irrelevant to the war mongering and nuclear armed madmen in Iran. They know an Islamic wink and a nod approval when the see one from Obama. Secondly, to tie Israel’s surrender to the Palestinian terrorists to peace with Iran is nonsense and is a diabolical attempt to give Israel’s enemies a free hand while handcuffing Israel.
Israel may have to act alone to stop the mad mullahs in Iran from slaughtering millions and starting WW III. Rather than honoring Israel for saving the world from untold destruction and suffering, Obama will lead the chorus of Islamic and liberal condemnation.





