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Iran is getting stronger, so what will Israel do about it?
Eitan Ben Eliyahu
Published: 21.10.19, 23:31
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1. Iran is Getting Weaker
Jake ,   Dallas   (10.22.19)
The Iranian economy will shrink over 9% this year and next year again. Inflation is running at over 30% and accelerating. The country is running out of water and is an ecological disaster. It’s birthrate has collapsed and is below replacement. It has one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted disease and drug addition in the world. It’s government and economy are completely corrupt. It gets weaker and weaker. It’s attack on the Saudi fields won’t be repeated because Iran’s own oil facilities are utterly vulnerable.
2. Slowly but surely it begins to click ...
Mr.Reason ,   Berlin   (10.22.19)
Slowly but surely it begins to click, that the American way of solving problems by violence works always in Hollywood fary tails only.

In the real world violence always creates a violent reaction - and now suddenly the US war machine has finally met it's equal challenge in the face of Russia, which will prevent the temptation to brutally move other countries in the featured direction at will.

Israels problem with the world, beyond the very well known to us Jews, is the unsolved dispute with the Arabs, who call them self Palestinians, and supported by majority of the world aspire to create yet another - 23rd Arab state in the heart of Israel.
This is for Israel UNACCEPTABLE!!! Point!

Instead of drugging this issue for decades Israel and it's friends - as long as they are friends - must state clear cut that this option is gone for EVER, and they have to discuss a peaceful solution for the couple hundreds thousands Arabs to settle them some where else - in Arab states, in europe, in USA - where ever!

But, instead, Israel is witnessing the destruction of several Arab countries by it's very best friends in USA and EU for pure commercial reasons, is witnessing the relocation of millions refugees to Europe, and in the same time is inert on the Arab population which sticks around the palestinian issue in various locations and being misused by dark forces to keep the conflict hot.
What is needed is clear - the question remains, where is the Israeli leader, who would voice the needed cure with the whole influence we have today in the world without fear of what ever outcry may result?

If this problem wont be solved now, it will be more difficult to solve later - the world is changing, and there is no guarantee that weak countries will remain weak, and strong countries will stay strong. To understand it one has just to take a history book ....
3. new nuclear agreement
yossi ,   montreal   (10.22.19)
To formulate a new nuclear agreement ??? this general is out of touch, he lives in a lalaland. Is it possible to trust the Iranian regime? the answer is NO. there is no second option . the only one is to impose more and more sanctions until the economy and the regime collapse.
4. not to worry: fake Benassi assures us Iran's a "paper tiger"
Rafi ,   US   (10.22.19)
... while he hides under his bed in Brooklyn...
5. Well stated. Thank you Mr.Eliyahu
(10.22.19)
6. Iran and Israel.
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn Holland   (10.22.19)
If Iran or/and it"s proxis attack Israel,Israel has the fullest right to defence itself, to strike back and even destroy Iran completely, with no Iranian survivors. I have no sympathy and mercy for "islam" creatures, 2 billion. They are a threat and disaster for the rest of the world and humankind, as I often wrote. With thanks to my parents, who warned me very much of the criminal ideology of "islam".
7. One more proof former Generals are useless as politicians
ab   (10.22.19)
So after all its achievements Iran is to be deterred by more appeasement plus "firm military preparations" pray tell,-for what?
8. Pretending 12 imam Iranians are rational is biggest danger
(10.22.19)
Iran like Arafat are evil and use any deal to expand and reach their goals.
Anyone saying they can be trusted is either stupid or in bed with them.
9. Terrible Timing
DSM ,   USA   (10.22.19)
Israel may have been in a position to do something militarily to Iran a few years ago, but Bibi was either afraid of Obama's reaction or simply afraid. Now Israel can not even form a government. Israel has always said they would not be the first to drop a nuclear weapon and if that remains true then don't start a war with Iran. An EMP attack could be a better first weapon as long as Israel changes it's mind and is willing to drop the first bomb.
10. what is israel doing?
rex   (10.22.19)
yes iran is getting stronger. is israel not getting stronger?? What is it doing? For some years, israel has avoided stockpiling land based missiles to equalize the terror equation of hezbollah type armies. this until land forces get going. the idf has resisted this and they are wrong. the enemy civilian population has to be broken in all out war, not simply hygienic air strikes.

netanyahu cannot undertake any major operation period. he only reacts in limited fashion. he has to go. gantz has shown himself not much better in gaza and naive in the extreme.

as for an israeli strike on iran should it strike israel with cruise missiles, ben eliyahu must be out of his mind when he said israel could not hit iran directly as the world would not accept it. to hell with the world. israel has to do what it must. and for some time under olmert and now bibi, it has not unleashed its abilities.
11. A non political observation
Gerald Itzkowitz ,   Netantya   (10.22.19)
The present situation reminds me of the defeat of the Byzatines with Roman culture by the Arabs at the brginning of the Islamic conquest. The Eastern Roman empire gave up its magnificent infantry forces together with its military engineering abilities in favor of pure Cavalry highly mobile forces that proved to be no match to the Bedoin cavalry of the Islamics. What seemed to be happening under previous leadership of the IDF generals was the abandonment of providing sufficient weapon systems to the ground forces to make a sustained attack in favor of relatively and temporary superior air forces. Thus each analysis of a true land war led to the conclusion that the casualties would be too high to accomplish anything successfully..This was the info transmitted to the Defense Cabinet and Bibi. Hopefully under General Kochavi this is. changing fast enough to protect Israel.
12. Pussyfooting won't work for much longer, the sooner we
(10.22.19)
realize the sooner we will act.
13. Unfortunately for many "Bibi& Trump" are the enemies/danger!
(10.22.19)
14. consider the following
C   (10.22.19)
the shia terror regime was not alone in carrying out the attack on the
saudi oil facilities. it had help from a stronger power that hides
behind proxies and vassal states.
15. To survive, Israel MUST finally play hardball, even COWARD
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (10.23.19)
Trump will, at some point of the resulting violent conflict, be drawn into action...AGAINST his will.
16. The FALSE conclusion of that article is, that Israel should
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (10.23.19)
capitulate to Iran....the CORRECT conclusion is, that Israel must inflict PAIN on Iran on a Biblical scale.
For Israel, it has now become a question of to be or not to be.

FIRST TAKE DOWN IRANS POWER GRID AND THEIR NUKE PLANTS.

America doesn't consist of only one fat coward, it will be at the ready.
17. Foolish war mongering propaganda by so called "analysts"
TheWall   (10.23.19)
Israel is FOOLING itself for this type of stupid "analyses" from self-proclaimed "analysts".
REMEMBER this one:
IDF today is not able to do anything what IDF did in 1970s.
IDF has absolutely NOTHING experience in war for almost 50 years!!!!
Israel will FAIL in any war adventure. Guaranteed.
NO morals. NOBODY wants to serve in army. NOBODY wants to risk his life for ANYTHING. No idiots today!!!
18. Israel should rise and Kill First
Avi L.   (10.24.19)
Iran shows its strike capacity, Hamas thanks to Bibi is more dangerous than ever, Donald is a moronic unconsequencial unreliable clown at best or a traitor at worst, Putin interests may diverge from Israel's soon, Golf tyrants are still anti khomeynists, Europeans will roll over and show their yellow bellies at the first shot, lil sultan erdogan is playing the islamist card

Israel is alone

Facing the khomeynist threat, Israel must rise and kill first those who want to destroy it

Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran are all unstable whether due to ethnic religious or to socio economic conflicts, all the regimes are vulnerable and can fall if their armed forces or milicias are heavily hit

Once their power reduced, their face and deterence lost, internal oppositions will do their best to cut to pieces hamasnikim, mollahs, shias, alawis

As Amiram Levin wrote the solution is "a crushing preemptive strike on Hezbollah" and Hamas

Israel cannot leave to the khomeynists the choice of the moment, of the place and of the way

But in these years Dear Leader Bibi and the (alleged criminal traitors) of affair 3000 did everything to empower Hamas and the khomeynists in general

Bibi has to go
19. there is no question about it
jochair thijssen ,   kfar saba israel   (12.09.19)
Israel gets stronger too. not like Iran to attack but in defense.
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