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'Panetta believes Israel will strike Iran soon'
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 03.02.12, 00:01
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1. What a Schmuck
Avi ,   NY USA   (02.02.12)
Hey Pan Head , you forgot to give the Iranians the exact date of the operation. The Obama administration is so Anti Jewish
2. why not ..
Lisa ,   Ca, USA   (02.02.12)
do it all alone. never cry to mammy America to rescue you
3. #1 A SCHMUCK IS USEFUL
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (02.02.12)
But Pancetta is not.
4. It's been fun Mahmoud, but the party's just about over buddy
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (02.02.12)
5. The US will strike Iran in December
zionist forever   (02.02.12)
Obama can't afford to rock the boat between now and the November elections, he wants economic & political stability if he has a chance at winning the election so he will keep playing with pointless sanctions until November. After the election Obama will either be president without having to worry about how will it affect his chances of getting because this will be his final term. If he loses the election then he can bomb Iran and let the next president clean up the mess. If the US does strike and it goes well then Obama will have that as part of his legacy. If it goes badly it won't matter because in his second term He has to do something because the man who promised to rid the world of nuclear weapons in 2008 doesn't want Iran to spark a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race.
6. SARAH,MAKE SURE YOU ARE........
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (02.02.12)
In Tel Aviv by the 1st.of April on a long holiday.:)
7. Iranians must ready themselves
Mario ,   Torino   (02.02.12)
every male Iranian in Iran or abroad must be ready for war.
8. ''ISRAEL'', THE UNITED STATES, PERSIA/IRAN AND SO ON...
A WONDER-S. R. ,   MULTIVERSE   (02.02.12)
IN PRINCIPLE, ALSO IN THAT CASE, GRADUALLY, FINALLY, AT LAST ''ISRAEL'', THE US SHOULD MIND THEIR RESPECTIVELY ''ISRAELIAN'', AMERICAN BUSINESS. THAT GOES FOR EVERY COUNTRY/PEOPLE. WHETHER EVERY COUNTRY/PEOPLE ALSO HAVE A/THE RIGHT ON/TO A NUCLEAR ARSENAL, OR NO COUNTRY HAS THAT RIGHT FROM NOW (THE YEAR OF 2012.) ON AND SO ON...VIVA SUCH AN INSTITUTION, DESPITE OF IT''S FAILURES/LACKS, AS THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION, EVERY PEOPLE OF MANKIND, TO LIVE IN PEACE, HEALTH, PROSPERITY A.S.O...
9. " PANCETTA THINKS "
LAWRENCE BADEN FOUL ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (02.02.12)
An oxymoron.
10. Iran to Israel
john ,   boulder USA   (02.02.12)
Bring it on!
11. Ynet,There is no mention of Haredim in this article,Why ?
hadad ,   uk   (02.02.12)
12. It all depends.......
Robert ,   Farmington,wv   (02.02.12)
It all depends on how bad Obama the Muslim president needs the Jewish vote. If he needs it, he will Attack Iran before November , If he doesn't need the Jewish vote Israel will have to go in alone. it will before April or after June.
13. panetta just
arne ,   chicago usa   (02.02.12)
mind your own business, don't mouth off about something you know nothing about. Israel will do what's in their best interest without your input.
14. Here is the problem. If Israel uses convention weapons to
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (02.02.12)
try and take out hardened nuke sites, it will fail. If Israel uses nuke weapons to kill everyone in iran, that would solve the problem but piss off the world. BUT, if Israel uses conventional weapons to destroy EVERY electrical power plant, every water processing facility, every plant that produces any kind of gas, oil, munitions, etc. the country will be back in the stone age and NOT producing nuke weapons, the price of oil will go sky high and the world will be PISSED at Israel. So no matter what Israel does, the world will be pissed. It is just a matter of how many iranians are killed and with conventional or nuke weapons. AND, if obumma had supported the iranians who marched in the streets after the last election and thrown out monkey face, none of the iranians would have to die. Thanks to the muzlum coward, Israel must defend itself.
15. #8 “sjoerd”
solomon ,   bklyn   (02.02.12)
The Iranians are the ones supporting terror throughout the world. Speak to them, as they are the ones not minding their own business. And if someone threatens you with annihilation would you ignore him?
16. Occupy Iran
Zivron   (02.02.12)
China russia the usa and europe ought occupy iran and liberate the people from this holocaust denial anti jewish refugee state in 25000square kilometres of the lands promised to Abraham children and there are five million arabs close to ishmael in geneology who also need protection from the mad mullahs and fascistic iranian revolutionary guard Iranian . Islam will assume one hopes a much more humanitarian soul while maintaining many of its noble traditions .
17. NUKES MAY BE IRRELEVANT
Doug ,   Delta, Canada   (02.02.12)
With Hezbollah's missiles beginning to rust in Lebanon, Hamas' the same in Gaza, and Assad nearing the point where he won't be able to get his first military win against Israel, my money is on the crisis in Syria to be the lynch-pin which will start the next combined attack on Israel. Iran would like to wait for their nuke, but they still have a significant (for them) conventional ability, and Assad can't wait that long. Can anyone see Bashar "leaving office" with his missiles still in their silos? I'm guessing sooner than later.
18. Iranian stated startegy
Josh   (02.02.12)
I read this in an interview with the Iranian national security chief. He said "Iran wants security for the world but security is a mutual undertaking. If our security is threatened and violated then we will see to it that nobody in the world will be secure" GO ahead Israel, start WWIII :)
19. The reverse can be true, too. That is...
Persian CAT   (02.02.12)
Iran may attack Israel. What the hell, why not? BTW, Israel would have attacked Iran ten time by now...if it could ;)
20. #12. Here's what Obama is thinking about the "Jewish vote"..
Persian CAT   (02.02.12)
fuck them...
21. @ Salomon
Gabriel ,   Leiden, Netherlands   (02.02.12)
Well, firstly, cudos for you for your apparent ability to decipher my countryman's capitalized nonsense (Sjoerd Ruurd doesn't live in the multiverse but, given his Frysian name, very much here in mine own Netherlands). On the other hand, since he has shown his naively idealistic ignorance concerning what's going on in the Middle-East over and over again, he'd better be ignored I guess. Some people choose to live in their own bubble and I continually find that those are hard to break even when you're talking face to face, let alone on a forum as this. all my regards nonetheless.
22. #21 gabriel
solomon ,   bklyn   (02.03.12)
You're right! I tried posting in upper case so he sees what it's like, but ynet didn't post many of them. I guess they’re tired of him too. Ok; so goodbye Sjoerd. May you live a long and happy life, content in your made-up fantasy world. Gabriel: Best regards.
23. #19 Exactly
TaylorT ,   Earth   (02.02.12)
Israel doesn't have the capability to mount a conventional strike on Iran (sure, it could drop nukes, but that would have numerous negative repercussions.) It would even take the US a sustained attack over 2-3 days to do significant damage on Iran's nuclear facilities. What this article reflects is the continuing good cop/bad cop routine of the US/EU and Israel. The US/EU (the good cop) enter the room and tell the criminal (Iran) to give up their nuclear program. If they do, the US/EU will give Iran all sorts of goodies. Then the US leaves the room and Israel (the bad cop) enters. Israel then threatens to "roughen up" Iran if they don't do as they are asked. And hey, it might even work. Needless to say, the world would be a better place without a nuclear Iran. And better yet without a nuclear Israel. Best of all, of course, would be if no nation had nuclear weapons.
24. TO NR. 15 MRS./MISS/MISTER SOLOMON.
A WONDER-S. R. ,   MULTIVERSE   (02.03.12)
YOUR REACTION WAS READ BY ME. THANKS FOR IT IN EVERY CASE/WAY.
25. Attacking Iran
Michael ,   Sedro Woolley,USA   (02.03.12)
This is just pure madness.Sanctions hurt the people not the regimes.Iran will not be abandoning its program.The IAEA has already done they're inspections and found Iran to be in compliance with the treaty they signed unlike Israel who cant even own up to having nukes.So who is the real threat here ? So what we have here is Israel gearing us up for WW3 and dragging the USA down with it.The whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.
26. #20 Persian Putty Cat
Ben ,   Chutzlaaretz   (02.03.12)
You may be right! I would be willing to bet you are right. In his head and under his breath Obama says that phrase daily, but alas, his donor base, his re-election fund and many of his deluded supporters would not take kindly if he uttered them out loud, so with a wink and a nod he supports "Israel's" right to defend itself, while behind the scenes he undoubtedly feels as you stated. That said, I have to wonder about you. Why are you content to be ruled by a bunch of pathetic mad Mullahs? Do you think we really want to kill a bunch of Iranians? Have you any idea how many are our relatives? Your leaders have embraced a fanatical culture of death and they will sacrifice you, your children, your parents and friends for their twisted ideology. I wish you and your countrymen well, I also wish you would wake the F' up! We are not your problem! What has Israel ever done to Iran? I know, I know, we exist, that's the problem. Well get over it already! Get rid of your morons. You see, after the 50th time of reaching out in friendship only to be bitten, we sometimes have to hit the rabid dog.
27. # 23
Birdi ,   Israel   (02.03.12)
Best of all would be if you would put a sock in your mouth! You are a bore.
28. Obfuscation
will ,   WA,USA   (02.03.12)
Panetta might be indicating that is when the US is attacking. Giving israel a hidden message that is the time to strike. Obfuscate the truth by creating a statement of ambiguity. Stating that a potential of attack of an ally with what the US is going to do. Keep the enemy looking west, while the US sneaks up on their flank.
29. Get it...
Paul ,   USA   (02.03.12)
Panetta saying this is all part of the plan to bring Iran to the table. Iran knows it stands no chance against Israel and better yet the U.S. and Israel (+ probably France, Britain, Germany, etc), who will all give some sort of support whether it be intelligence, soldiers, equip, or money. Releasing news like this is all part of the psychological game so hey Americans and Israelis, quit bashing the U.S. We're allies, Obama is brilliant and the U.S. knows what we're doing. Obama doesn't make ALL the decisions pertaining to go to war or do operations so quit acting like its his fault. Congress votes to go to War, not the president (yes yes, Libya, Obama went it alone - but this is much larger in scale).
30. Perfect Timing
Arik Silverman ,   Chicago USA   (02.03.12)
Disrupt the oil market in May or June when the heavy oil demand of the US summer vacation driving season begins.
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