Agence France-Presse reports that John Bolton, previous U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., says that there is only a three day window before the Bushehr nuclear plant becomes functional where Israel can bomb. Iran would end up with a lot of radiation and harm if Israel waited until nuclear fuel was loaded to the plant’s core. It appears like Bolton is trying to get Israel to start a war, although it doesn’t seem like Israel would strike Bushehr. Sanctions from the United States and also the European Union have not at all slowed Iran’s thirst for more nuclear power.
Bolton thinks nuclear weapons will come from Bushehr
John Bolton, always known for his aggressive, irascible style, doesn’t mince words regarding Bushehr. Saddam Hussein would love it if this turns into a weapons factory like Bushehr thinks it will, reports AFP. Yet such has been the ongoing argument between Iran and also the United Nations: Is the Middle Eastern nation prepping a nuclear weapons program, or is it simply attempting to upgrade its power grid through nuclear means? Now Bolton is a senior fellow at the conservative think-tank American Enterprise Institute, and he has always been worried about countries like North Korea and Iran getting nuclear weapons programs. CBS News, along with others, have said he is “one-track mind” about all of it, and Bolton has allegedly had no evidence at times to support this ideas that he twists and turns around.
Bolton bombs anything
A recent New York Times op-ed by Bolton spoke of his disenchantment with the Obama administration’s stance on Iran:
“There is no possibility the Obama administration will use force, despite its confused and ever-changing formulation about the military option always being ‘on the table.’… It is hard to conclude anything except that the Obama administration is resigned to Iran possessing nuclear weapons. While U.S. policymakers will not welcome that outcome, they certainly hope as a corollary that Iran can be contained and deterred. Since they have ruled out the only immediate alternative, military force, they are doubtless now busy preparing to make lemonade out of this pile of lemons.”
The relationship between the United States and Israel has been quit an interesting one. Every little thing changed with World War II while after Israel’s victory in 1967’s Six Day War, the U.S. was more on Israel’s side. Thus, it is reasonable to say that when the nations don’t have specific treaties in place, the United States and Israel are de-facto allies. Foreign Policy magazine explains that although there is no “just or strategically sound cause for initiating the war,” for the U.S., the country would be involved is this war were to start. This is possibly why John Bolton would love to see Israel do the job on its own. Since the U.S. military is already stretched pretty thin, even Bolton recognizes it is time to stay out of all the war. But if Israel bombs the lemonade stand, can the U.S. realistically hope to remain unstained by the citrus firestorm?
Discover more info on this subject
Foreign Policy Magazine
foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/11/the_weak_case_for_war_with_iran
History News Network
hnn.us/articles/751.html
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748703871904575216260958684670.html
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
Yahoo News
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100817/wl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsisraelusmilitary_20100817120240
What John Bolton has said about Iran and Israel in the past
youtube.com/watch?v=_wKvBHYm1do
