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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

AP source: Israel won't warn US before Iran strike

Israeli officials say they won't warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, setting a tense tone ahead of high-level meetings in the coming days in Washington.

A U.S. intelligence official says Israel warned that it will keep the Americans in the dark, to decrease the likelihood that Americans would be held responsible for failing to stop Israel's potential attack.

Israel's prime minister and defense minister delivered the message to top-level U.S. visitors to Israel in recent weeks, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House national security adviser and the director of national intelligence.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive strategic talks. The White House and Israeli Embassy both declined comment.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good.if they go on their own then they need to stand alone......truthfully the u.s. should stay clear if this period.if we get involved then we need to just wipe out the whole damn country/ middle east!

Anonymous said...

I believe they won't tell us because we wouldn't keep our big mouths shut. They don't trust this administration and i do not blame them.