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Biden: Israel has 'sovereign right' to attack Iran
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 06.07.09, 00:52
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31. To: No. 2
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (07.06.09)
Are you nuts, or just stupid? Uranium enrichment has no peaceful purpose. Enrichment of spent fuel rods is exclusively for the purpose of making weapons-grade plutonium. And .... for the record .... Israel can demolish Iran after breakfast and be home comfortably in time for lunch. Get real.
32. GREEN LIGHT
Robzview ,   Adelaide Australia   (07.08.09)
Israel absolutely does not have the"right" to make a decision to attack another country,Israel is NOT "entitled to do that".I cannot understand why Obama has not called a news conference,with a contrite Biden at his side to emphatically repudiate the outrageous remarks of his VP ,which can only be seen as a green light for Israel to go to war with Iran over a non-existent nuclear arms programme.How can I boldly state that Iran does not have a weapons programme? well Gomer the US National Intelligence Estimate,2007 states this categorically as does the IAEA-you know the nuclear regulatory authority which is not permitted to inspect ISRAEL'S nuclear facilities.Let's make it plain;Israel has repeatedly attacked other ME states at will and with US support[contrary to popular US public belief,ISRAEL started the 1967 June war by attacking the Egyptian Air Force on the ground on June 5] Israel cannot attack Iran without the full support of the US[just open Google Earth then plot a flight-path that does not mean flying in US controlled air-space and that includes Saudi Arabia].
33. Sarah NY
Robzview ,   Adelaide Australia   (07.08.09)
Clearly Sarah YOU do not know what you are talking about,uranium enrichment is a normal an in fact ESSENTIAL part of the nuclear fuel cycle endorsed by the IAEA,a controlled nuclear reaction simply will not happen without it.As for Israel cleaning up Iran before lunch,that didn't even happen against the relatively lightly armed 2nd echelon Hezbollah forces in Lebanon in 2006-no Air Force,no air defense systems,no tanks,subs,ships,missiles,sweet bugger all in fact Sarah and the result:a lot of dead mainly civilian Lebanese and quite a few dead Israeli soldiers.while someone with your shallowness of knowledge might think otherwise Israeli military planners will be under no illusion that a short sharp campaign is possible.Hussein thought that in 1980-8 years later still fighting.Israel is good at shooting Palestinians in a concentration camp but will find Iran a good deal harder.
34. works both ways
Paul ,   Cairns Australia   (02.19.10)
So if Israel has the "sovreign right" to attack Iran then Iran has the equal sovreign right to attack Israel. Should we pack a picnic lunch and head to Tel Aviv to watch the fireworks?
35. Biden is struggling
Furious ,   India   (02.19.10)
With his tongur stuck in Netanyahu's ass, these would be the only audible words from Biden's mouth.
36. stop being delusional...
Peter ,   Kuala Lumpur   (02.19.10)
I hope Israelis stop being delusional that they can confront Iran and get away with it. Just look at the performance of Israeli forces against nearly defenceless Hamas and their dismal performance against Hez you would know what 21st century fighters are like. now you are talking about confronting the trainers of Hez... with lots and lots of manpower, weapons ,missiles and all the allies next door to Israel, do you guys really think Israel can take on the nukes plants and get away with it? Can Israel with a tiny little population stand prolonged conflict with dare to die fighters wherer your planes are useless? Can the planes cover and bome for 10 years of war of attrition that Iran can and have gone through. Look at the past wars... Israel had not won real in the past ... not even Yom Kippur without US help... let alone want to fight the giant of ME Wake up.. and stop talking war.. start talking peace .. at least you guys will have a land to live.
37. Israel and Iran
Vic Nott ,   Wawa, Canada   (02.19.10)
Biden acknowledges Israel's sovereign rights but not Iran's sovereign rights...it's the same double standard that the USA uses to invade and control any nation where they determine they have some interest. When the day comes that some other nation imposes their will upon the USA...I won't have any sympathy for the Americans.
38. what is definition of terrorist?
jujubefruit ,   usa   (03.19.10)
double talk, head blames other body and miscommunications, head claims unity in people, head blames poor timing, "chaos" expansion secretly in effect and planned for years, and no suicide bomb required. Is it true? I'm asian and I want to know. That's all.
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