Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Will world confront Iran?
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 08.11.11, 23:43
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1. Iran is a "Sleeping Giant"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (11.09.11)
...and no one is going to bomb or invade to stop a Nuke program it cannot stop. Even Israel is not that stupid, knowing the hell the world will have to pay, again, on their behalf.
2. Politicians have no guts today.
Beary White ,   Norway   (11.09.11)
As always in these latest years, western politicians are chickens, they do not care and have no guts, even if the bomb is dropped on their head. Looks like people nowadays are fillied up with wrongly persepted socialistic shit and not able top make tough decitions.
3. Iran should leave the NPT...
Avi ,   NYC, USA   (11.09.11)
...AND TEST A NUKE.
4. Not a chance. It's up to Israel to stop Mad Mullahs.
Chaim ,   Israel   (11.09.11)
There is not the slightest chance sanctions will stop Iran's Mad Mullahs from building nukes. They couldn't stop North Korea and Iran is a far richer and stronger nation than North Korea. It would take truly drastic action, by the West, to stop the Mad Mullahs. That would include a complete land, sea and air blocade of Iran and bombing all her nuclear factories to rubble. Will that happen? Of course not. So it's all up to Israel to stop the Mad Mullahs.
5. Israel should go on an all out military
Israeli 2   (11.09.11)
offensive until the ayatollas and the entire regime are gone. Restore a new regime....one peaceful to Israel. Help them with economic rebuilding. It is easy to enter (invade) Iran. Israel can do anything. They need no assistance from anyone. Not just bomb those bunkers.
6. Chamberlain's signing of the "paper" was a "significant
tom ,   tel aviv   (11.09.11)
achievement" as well. So bloody what?! If not Israel, then nobody else will move a finger to stop the Mullahs. Then we all shall die holding that "Piece of Paper in Our Hands/Time"...
7. There is another option
Beauchard   (11.09.11)
The west is not going to attack Iran on the basis of reports. Neither is any western leader going to propose a boycott of Iranian oil and Central Bank. This will just make the financial crisis worse. Mediocre leaders do not take bold decisions. Israel does have the option of attacking the Iranian nuclear sites and letting Iran drag the US into the conflict. However there is also a second option. Israel can force Iran to start a conflict. It can do this by taking out Hezbollah. The strike on the nukes is then a retaliation and not preemptive. Instead of Iran and then Hezbollah, it is Hezbollah first.
8. There is and has always only been One Option !.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (11.09.11)
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4145790,00.html This has been obvious for years, Iran will not back down. More Chamberlain talk will only Worsen the Problem. Arn.Sweden.
9. West's response to Iran
Nadya ,   Garden Grove, Ca.   (11.09.11)
I don't believe anything could persuade the Western States to declare war on Iran. Americans and Europeans can't afford it, too many problems at home. You couldn't convince the people it was worth it or appropriate at this time or any time soon. If Israel wants to attack it will be on your own time and dime.
10. lousy track record
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (11.09.11)
After the world slept comfortably during the holocaust, is it reasonable to ask if the world will stand idly by and let Iran get a nuclear bomb? Don't fool yourselves into thinking the world will worry one bit about a war between Israel and Iran, as long as they can get their oil and play digital games on their latest ipods, the world could care less. Wake up!
11. The question is........
Joseph ,   The Free World   (11.09.11)
....why did Israel take NO action when Hezbollah was re-stocking it's rocket pile after the 2006 war or actively prevent Hamas's rocket built up when such would have been much easier to do than target Iran's nuclear facilities. This would have left Iran without a direct steel fist over Israel's head from the northern & southern border.
12. One thing is for sure, Israel's will ambiguity shall be lost
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (11.09.11)
after it attacks Iran. The world will have left it no choice, and the world will have to pay the price.
13. Must Israel always try to show off?
Esther ,   Norway   (11.09.11)
Why can't Israel q u i e t l y do things to stop Iran? Do they have to show off: w e did it? Is it not possible to find a poison for Ahmadinejad that does't show and that works in a couple of weeks and will look like sickness/liverhailure/etc? Some q u i e t way of ending this and nobody needs to be the hero. And what about hacking into Iranian computers and set them back to zero? I mean, the goal is to make a threat go away, not to be famous? If we think we are the stronger part, we do not have to prove that all the time. We just have to be stronger, that's all. And in Iran, I think the main problem is Ahmadinejad himself, isn't it? How will Iran look if he disappeared? How about checking that option out before we bomb?
14. No, but Israel will and sanctions don't
DT ,   TA Israel   (11.09.11)
countn as they have always proved useless where it counts
15. Interesting article and comments...
esnuffnstl ,   USA   (11.09.11)
...all of which highlight this difficult and dangerous situation facing Israel. If the Israeli government believes Iran to be an existential threat, then by all means do what needs to be done to take it out. Don't go begging for the US, or the imaginary construct known as "the West," to do your fighting for you. Israel is well armed and certainly has the ability to send Iran's nuclear program back to scratch. Do it if you must, but stop acting like this is the "world's problem" (it's not) and that the "the world must act" (it won't.)
16. #1. "Sleeping giant" Iran couldn't defeat Saddam Hussein.
Chaim ,   Israel   (11.09.11)
#1. Iran is some sleeping giant. It couldn't defeat Saddam Hussein's far from mighty forces; though Iran has more than three times Iraq's population. Israel is more than capable of dealing with Iran.
17. Sheer nonsense, same as the world has learned
Llechmet ,   Teheran, Iran   (11.09.11)
to live with nuclear Pakistan and Israel it will Iran. Iran is musch stronger and influencial then both those countries combined. If the Israelis think other wise..they are welcomed in Iran skies, we are waiting.
18. To the author: If Iran is attacked...
Persian CAT   (11.09.11)
what makes you think that the Arabs will be able to continue to "compensate for the loss of Iranian oil". With damaged and/or destroyed oil installation your assumption sounds foolish.
19. #7. "take out the Hezollah"?!!!
Persian CAT   (11.09.11)
Go ahead, be my guest. Where did you get your military/strategist "training"? A the corner barbershop?!
20. Persian Cat #18, good idea!!! We'll bomb only...
Ben-Africa   (11.10.11)
...oil rigs, oil storage and distribution grid, ports (including the docked ships), power plants and distribution grid. We would kept intact only what is useless: your universities, mosques, printing houses... Thanks, will go for that !
21. Nucler Iran
Harold ,   USA   (11.10.11)
Iran with or without nucler weapons will not harm the world as some warmongers are saying. Nucler Iran keeps Israel away from attacking its neighbors and ends Israel's occupation dreams.
22. Iran is a sleeping Giant
JD ,   USA   (11.10.11)
Steve, FYI... We did not have to pay on the behalf of Israel we had to pay on behalf of mankind. This would be a much different world for all of us ..... it sounds like you are saying it was the fault of Jews... I hope you are not that ignorant
23. The World hasn't bombed Dimona. So they won't bother Iran
Hostage   (11.11.11)
24. No!
Alan ,   SA   (11.12.11)
25. ASIA
SJOERD RUURD VDV ,   MULTIVERSE   (11.13.11)
THE ENTIRE MANKIND COULD BE CONFRONTED YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND SO ON IN THAT CASE AS A MATTER OF SPEAKING.
26. An infinitely better chance that...
Gideon Reader   (11.14.11)
...monkeys will fly out of your butt, than the "World" will intervene in Iran's quest to put theimselves in a Nuke 'em till they glow situation.
27. america and europe cant afford a war
DANNY TAWIL ,   ENGLAND   (03.08.12)
YOUR COUNTRY STARTED ALL THESE PROBLEMS IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY AND, IN EUROPE WITH ALL THE MORGAGE COMPANY,S GOING BUST.
28. Cat 18
Yusuf ,   Los Alamitos, USA   (11.22.12)
Some people know and some have no clue. You seem to know.
29. Nuclear Iran
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (06.16.13)
Saudi Arabia won't stand for it. What do you think the whole Syria mess is about. Saudis are dead set against a nuclear Iran. They would rather we strike Iran and take the blame, straight out of Prince Bandar's mouth, that is why I suggest we let the Royal family of Saudi Arabia boil in their own juices. Eventually they will force their protectors (Corporate controlled American Military) to neutralize the Iranian threat.
30. Will the world confront iran
Denise ,   USA   (10.29.15)
I say NO they will not confront Iran. I just don't see that happening because they're too ready to do business with "them." Look at poor Ukraine, begging the " world " over Russia's takeover of Crimea. Europe, FOR SURE will do nothing.
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