Comments on: Obama to out Israel on Nukes?

By: It is Time to Remember Israel in Prayer | CHARISMATICA

It is Time to Remember Israel in Prayer | CHARISMATICA — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:19:38 +0000

[...] Obama to out Israel on Nukes? (themoderatevoice.com) [...]

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:29:28 +0000

shannonlee, “Yeah, almost EVERYONE knows they have nukes. Those living in caves and on the moon excluded of course.”

Haha. I'm sure bin Laden in his cave knows that Israel has nukes.

Why else do you think he prefers a cave deep in the earth?

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:46:41 +0000

Very interesting mlhradio. I had not seen that.

By: mlhradio

mlhradio — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:15:17 +0000

Actually, I thought the reason why the United States never admitted that Israel has nukes (nudge nudge wink wink) was so that they could do an end-run around the Symington Amendment. As soon as the US "officially* acknowledges that Israel has nukes, they would be unable to provide foreign aid money to Israel, because they have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Hence, the silly little dance the US and Israel have done over the past few decades to insist they don't have any nuclear weapons. (More info here: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idU...)

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:47:18 +0000

"Only a rank amateur gives up information and bargaining chips without getting something in return."

You're kidding, right? You think it's still a state secret when there are photographs published worldwide? Amazing.

CO, guess you're signing on to that argument too. Sorry, just can't help but laugh.

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:22:49 +0000

jwest, take it easy on Obama, he is an on-the-job trainee.

By: jwest

jwest — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:14:47 +0000

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, John Kennedy replied to an initial communication from the Soviets while ignoring a second, more tersely worded letter in order to diffuse the situation.

Kennedy had the option of using this type of diplomacy because he wasn’t stupid enough to make public the first and second letter as they arrived. Only a rank amateur gives up information and bargaining chips without getting something in return.

The only reason other than stupidity for revealing or publicly confirming information is for cheap, short-term political gain. Either way, it speaks ill of your Golden Boy.

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:01:58 +0000

“Revealing the closest secrets of our most valued ally in the Middle East? “

yeah. that's a real knee slapper, jwest. and “leaking” the fact that we've been waterboarding. Oh my. You do have a pretty laughable notion of “state secrets”.

By: shannonlee

shannonlee — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:49:20 +0000

Yeah, almost EVERYONE knows they have nukes. Those living in caves and on the moon excluded of course.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:43:40 +0000

Revealing the closest secrets of our most valued ally in the Middle East?
It's not a secret that they have nukes. End. Of. Story.

Besides, what good are nukes as a deterrent unless other people know you have them?

Unless of course you think Israel is only hoarding nukes for first strike capabilities?

By: jwest

jwest — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:36:51 +0000

Revealing the closest secrets of our most valued ally in the Middle East?

Hey, what could possibly go wrong with that?

It doesn’t have the zing of giving up the CIA’s limits on interrogation, but it still has that jaunty, I-don’t-give-a-rat’s-ass-about-security cockiness we’ve come to expect from Obama.

Hopefully, our other allies will not be too offended by our screwing Israel first. I’m sure we’ve explained that their time will come.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:50:04 +0000

It won't take long. I'm not allowed to mention anything to do with the nation of Israel without being called an antisemite at least fifty times that day. It's in my contract here.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:36:18 +0000

Thanks for an honest post, but how long before the anti-Semite rant rears it's ugly head. Israel cannot attack Iran without the consent of the US,Iraq or/and Turkey. This may be Israelis bluster if Iran has a functional S-300 SAM system up and running.