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 United States has had a complex relationship with the Jewish state. World War II was a major turning point, and the U.S. warmed even more to the reason for Israel in the days following Israel’s victory in 1967’s Six Day War. Thus, it is reasonable to say that when the nations do not have specific treaties in place, the United States and Israel are de-facto allies. A war would mean certain involvement for the U.S., although the States don’t have a “just or strategically sound cause for initiating war,” reports Foreign Policy magazine. Many that’s why Bolton wants Israel to bomb the factory and have it be over with. Even a noted war hawk like Bolton knows when it is time to hold ‘em, as the United States’ military resources are already stretched too thin on multiple fronts. If Israel does determine to do a quick bombing, does the United States think it can avoid the war really?
Additional reading
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
