Panetta believes Israel could strike Iran this spring
By Barbara Starr
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has come to the conclusion there is a growing likelihood Israel could attack Iran sometime this spring in an effort to destroy its suspected nuclear weapons program, according to a senior administration official.
The official declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information.
Panetta's views were first reported by the Washington Post's David Ignatius, who wrote Panetta "believes there is strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June - before Iran enters what Israelis described as a 'zone of immunity' to commence building a nuclear bomb."
Asked by reporters in Brussels, where Panetta is attending NATO meetings, the defense secretary refused to comment. But Panetta told reporters the U.S. has "indicated our concerns" to Israel, according to a transcript provided by the Defense Department.
But the official also noted that Israel goes through cycles of making aggressive statements about its intentions toward Iran in an effort to pressure the United States and the West to take more action.
Iran's supreme leader issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States - and that Iran is ready to help anyone who confronts "cancerous" Israel.
"You see every now and then in this way they say that all options are on the table. That means even the option of war," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during Friday prayers in Tehran. "This is how they make these threats against us.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Thursday that Iran may be close to the point "which may render any physical strike as impractical," according to Reuters.
But just a few weeks ago, Barak suggested things were not as urgent, saying an Israeli decision on whether to strike Iran's nuclear program was "very far off."
A "confluence' of intelligence has led Panetta to this conclusion, the official told CNN, but declined to offer any specifics except noting that the United States conducts intelligence operations aimed at Israel as it does with many other allies.
The senior administration official also noted that there is a general understanding in the administration that Israel may have come to the firm conclusion Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Just last week, the recently retired chief of Israeli military intelligence told CNN's David McKenzie that the "Iranians have already decided that they want nuclear weapons," he said. But he added they haven't decided fully to go through with creating the weapons.
The official U.S. assessment is that Iran has not yet made that decision, the source said.
At a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus, who said he has regular discussions with Israel's leadership and intelligence head, noted that "Israel does see this possibility as an existential threat to their country, and I think that it is very important to keep that perspective in mind."
At the same hearing, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper noted the United States works closely with the Israelis and said the notion that Israel could strike is "a very sensitive issue right now."
"This is an area that we are very, very concerned about," Clapper said.
Panetta's press secretary, George Little, declined to comment on the report. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently said it would be premature for the United States to consider striking Iran.
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Isn' it surprising how the peaceniks and flower children change their tunes about military pre-emption when the alternative may mean nuclear fire at their doorsteps.
Ur an Idiot!
We have heard that BS before. Bush said that if Iraq was not invaded the consequences would come in the form of a mushroom cloud and it was all BS, as it has always been. The only mushroom cloud I am worried about is the one that is going to come from the false flag that is going to try to convince the people to go into war.......................
She said that a US strike against Israel would be "premature". Was that a Freudian slip or a simple slip of the tongue?
Israel, after bombing Iran, will be attacked by rockets from southern Lebanon. Then Israel will destroy southern Lebanon once and for all.
FUCK MY DICK IS HUGE
By mouse standards maybe.
Win
Hahahahahaha! Thanks for the laugh.
Another opportunity for America to be dragged into yet another war over the question of nuclear weapons. Is there no way for Israel to live in peace with her neighbors without starting a war, which will ultimately involve America. Israel try giving peace a chance. We don't want any more war. We are still suffering from the wars of the reps and trying to bring them to an end.
IMHO, Isreal seems to have lost its victim status of the past and now oppresses and attacks other nations. The western world should just back out and let them go at it. Tired of the bs.
Israel can do what it thinks it has to do. My question is ............ Is the US financing the effort?
If it is we should stop the disingenuous bs and say so.
So now our leadership leaks intel on our allies intentions to attack a long term enemy?
If this is not psi ops, these guys are guilty of treason.
I think it is psi ops, if you look on youtube, in the past weeks a lot of videos have been uploaded showing trainloads of military vehicles being moved in different areas around the country, they're already mobilizing for something, what it actually is is anybody's guess.
lberal dog poo, you are dog poo and learn to spell, the best part of you ran down your mother`s leg
We in America, cannot forget our own anxiety at having a nuclear armed Cuba. In addition, Israel is preparing for rocket attacks from Lebanon after Israel bombs Iran.
The arab countries will condemn israel for the attack while laughing in private. Israel doesn't threaten their flow of money. Iran does. Devil you know is better than the one you don't. Bet the saudis especially want irans regime changed.
Btw, all u nazis posting about jews, you got a logical point or just hatred? Seen documentaries about u folks and u are a pathetic bunch of lowlife scum that need to blame someone for your failure in life.
WE WILL FIGHT IRAN IF YOU NEED ANY SOLDIERS AND FREEDOM FIGHTERS PLEASE ASK US
WE ARE SUNNI IRAQI WHO ARE TORTURED BY THOSE IRANIANS THUGS IN IRAQ, BEEN KILLED BY THEM OUR HOUSES WAS BURNED AND DESTROYED OUR RELATIVES AND FAMILIES WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES , THEY STOLE OUR HOUSES AND RAPE OUR FRIENDS AND NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR JUSTICE AND REVENGE PLEASE LET US BE PART OF YOUR ARMY WE CAN BRING YOU 12000 STRONG MEN TO FIGHT IRANIANS TO DEATH IN IRAQ AND IN IRAN.
ABO WAQASS- ALBERTA- CANADA
No you won't. You're mossad spreading propaganda.
I agree "pissed off american"
We have an army?
dam....i was going to take a road trip this summer...yay for $4.50 a gallon
Go ahead an attack, leave American sons and daughters out of it ... send yours to die for your country instead
Every single person should be telling their Congressmen that we want no more false flag operations
Agreed. It's a very high risk. The politicians and bankers are cornered like a rat so they need the distraction to be able to get away with what they have done. They need the war to get the people in line.
That's not possible. America is obligated to come to the aid of Israel in a time of war. If war breaks out between Iran and Israel, American involvement will be automatic and immediate. And once that happens, America will probably end up having to pay Israel to stay out of the war just like it had to do during the Gulf War.
This is self destruction, potentially a world war!
Let's not get carried away drama queen. Israel will attack and Iran will shake their fist. Hezbollah and IDF will get busy through the end of summer until another cease fire.
I WILL TAKE A SHlT ON EVERY SINGLE LIBERAL FOOKAKA
Well 69 million voted for Obama so best to poop long and hard. It runs from your mouth anyway.
haha, you just disgrace and embarrass yourself every time you post
So dear Jewish brethren:
Even though we have trillions of dollars of debt to China, high level of unemployment we will give u billions of dollars even though we go hungry. For your Israel.
Exactly. We just got though so we really don't matter to them.
israel, kissinger and the whole nasty group want to drag USA into war with Iran. If they try again, they should loose all foreign aid. And any Congressman/ woman who pushes for war, shoud be impeaced immediately. Enough of this bickering between spoilde greedy leaders.
No, no, no, not just a war with Iran, you should also include S.
They control most of Congress already. Good luck.
Ok, here is one idea. Leak it that Israel is going to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran tries to move its nuclear equipment to a safer site, NATO and the US get satellite pictures and know more about what Iran is doing and where everything is. Don’t move it and get them for sure. Win/Win situation for the west, lose/lose for Iran.
USA ,UK, FRANCE, GERMANY, UN AND MUST START ATTACKING EVIL IRAN NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, WHY OBAMA IS SO CHICKEN......IF HE HIT IRAN HE WILL WIN THE ELECTION FOR SURE, PLUS HE WILL ENTER THE HISTORY, AS NO ONE DESTROYED PERSIA, THOSE EVIL SHIIA THUGS SHOULD BE STOPPED THEY ARE KILLERS , MURDEROUS, HELPING BASHAR AL ASAD TO KILL HIS PEOPLE MORE THAN 9000 HAS BEEN KILLED IN SYRIA BECAUSE IRAN PAY THE MONEY TO RUSSIA AND SYRIA GET THE WEAPONS, IRAN IS WEAK AND PAPER TIGER WE MUST ATTACK 24 HOURS NON STOP FOR 3 MONTHS, SANCTION THEM AND SANCTION ANY COUNTRY WHO WILL HELP THEM LIKE THE EVIL IRAQI SHIIA GOVERNMENT OF NORI AL HALEKI, IT WILL BE THE BEST DAY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND THE ARABIC WORLD ,MARK MY WORD THOSE SHIIA THUGS WILL FALL AND REAL DEMOCRACY WILL TAKE OVER, USA AND OTHERS SHOULD START HELPING THE KURDS, MUJAHEDIN KHALQ, BAHIA MOMENTS, ASSYRIANS , IRAN CHRISTIANS, STUDENT MOVEMENTS, ARABESTAN , AL AHWAZ , BELUSHI AND MORE THAN 45 GROUPS WHO ARE 40 MILLIONS STAND AGAINST IRANIANS SHIIA CULTS........BUT USA AND OTHERS SHOULD NOT STOP SHORT UNTIL DESTROYING QUM AND TEHRAN, BASHAR AL ASAD IN SYRIA AND HEZBOLLAH
ABO WAQASS, CALGARY- .ALBERTA- CANADA
THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN EXILE
Obama is chicken? You must have missed all the dead terrorists in the past 3 years.
Which terrorists? Osama (Who died back in December 2001? the one who allegedly used his wife as human shield being a dyalisis patient...............?) or Anwar Alawaki (who was reported on Fox News that he had dinner at the Pentagon after 9/11); or Adam Gadahn?.....(Adam Pearlman? The grandson of one of the directors of the ADL>?) It's like witches............They are made up..................Sorry son.............there is no Santa Claus..............
Al: Osama died in December 2001? Where the hell did you get that? Some whack job internet site?
We don't want your propaganda here. Enough Americans have given their lives.
I am with you...
Sick and tired of IRAN.
As an American suddenly I don't feel bad that we completely trashed your stupid country and killed hundreds of thousands morons just like you. Die, you stupid arab.
Kill the Arabs. Kill the Jews. Kill the Muslims. I love this board. So many brave cowards with keyboards and plenty of beer.
I notice MANY Muslims on here criticizing this information today. Don't be soooo selfish, OK!!!!!!!!!!
Allah blessed the Muslims with the Arab Spring!!!!!!!!!!!
Yahweh is blessing Israel with the Jewish Spring!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear, soooo many hypocrites, shame on YOU!!!!!!!!!!
I think the Iranians are going to laugh at this "breaking news" even more than I am. What is this, like the 1000th time this empty threat has been made against Iran over the past 4 years or so??? Sorry CNN. NOBODY BELIEVES THIS ANYMORE! Get some new material, will you? This old and overly repeated false alarm report is BOOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!
Bombs away biotchs
we are led as a nation by a bunch of idiots a group of 12yr olds can do better!!!:-(
Ummm pretty sure 12 year olds wouldnt do better. You fookin moron.
I concur poo poo!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Let Israel do what no one else will. Take Iran out, what the hell
But they will not! They will trick us to believe that we were attacked/threatened by Iran, and try to make US take them out.
What's the difference if Israel attacks Iran or if America does it for them? Where did Israel get all of her weapons and technology from? USA defense companies ie Raytheon, Lockheed and it's all paid for with your taxes.
It's shameful how Israel is behaving, I hope Iran obtains Nukes and defends its self from these war mongering wackos. I hope Iran wipes them back in to the stone age and why not?
Nce try troll
After watching what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki only a psychopath would wish that on anybody, doesn't matter the nationality. War is wrong regardless of nationality or creed.
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Israel will not attack. There are so many other ways to "motivate" other countries to get the job done.
like really the things the world has been doing all along to north korea, and iran.. see how well thats worked so far
Ya, like Obama has had such a great success by trying that.
Did you know that ahmindinejad is actually of jewish decent?
Publicly he expresses concern. Privately there would be a huge sigh of relief.
Libtaards are fookin everything thats wrong with society
Back away from the meth. Learn how to spell.
I do know how to spell, just trying to avoid the cnn filter, hahah you moron. THANKS FOR PROVING MY POINT YOU FOOKIN LIBTAARD!
You must miss the days when white men could own property and everybody else took the crumbs.
YEA BECAUSE I WOULDVE OWNED YOU SHlTHEAD HAHAHA
Here's some 'filtering' for you, fuck face; you suck you're step-dad's blood caked cock after he's pulled it out of your brothers ass. And, being the greedy little whore that you are, you blow your brother as well.
oh well, leave america out of it
Liberals are evil!!!!
No, you are.
I cant understand why this has come now, but my feeling is this is bringing the GOP up to challenger status to Obama. The GOP will be empowered with this news and possibly beat Obama in the general election. If Obama does not back Israel 100% the GOP will defeat him.
Nope, Israel will be the downfall of the GOP. One more unpopular war will be the end of the party as we know it.
Isreal,
While you are at it, nuke the entire Middle East including Israel.
Thanks,
edvhou812
Idiot minds = idiot solutions.
you are so stupid you should not even be able to post on this site CNN should confined you to the cartoon posting. because you are really acting like you are in the forth grade. so do us all a favorite and drop out of sight as for as posting any thing political.THAN YOU SO VERY MUCH.
Why is everyone named 'Keith' a whiny, sniveling little cunt?
For all those out there who claim that Jews control the media there sure are a lot of stories that make Israel look bad.
Anyway, this would be a last resort. The Israelis, just like you and me, would prefer peace – who wants to have their kids grow up surrounded by fighting? The majority of the country supports giving away more land for peace with the Palestinians, which unfortunately doesn't do anything for the Iran issue.
I don't really think this is a religious issue – more political. Iran would love to be #1 in the region and Israel is a contender. The Iranian President may use religious fanatics in his country and abroad (Hamas, Hezbollah, etc) – but really he just seems to want to be king of the hill.
The majority of Israelis are secular – and they spend their time starting tech companies, winning Nobel prizes, trying to cure cancer, etc. The same thing is true for a lot of Iranians – they are more interested in taking care of their families than attacking a country the size of NJ with 1/10th of the population. It is a shame that the people in power try to create issues for political gain.
Why attack iran? They seem to closely resemble a democracy
Lets look coin another way. Israel ecomoic is in a bad shape. Everytime they want to get charity from US, they make noise. I guess Israel is begging for anothe $10B from US. Wait and see.
Israels economy is actually not in bad shape, and they get less aid then Eygpt. The Jews have always survived through miracles
Well, I hope we won't need to be there to back Israel up.
Jarhead, I am good friends with a man from Iran and I am glad those like him are here. I have nothing against "Iranians". I feel sorry for the Iranian people who are victims of their dictator. However you have to admit that there are many in Iran who do hate our American way and value Israel's death more than their own lives. To ignore this is blind. I suppose Israel should ignore the regime in power for those Iranians who live in the U.S.?
Maybe the Maya were right about the whole 2012 thing...
Yeah, follow people who are dead. Great idea.
easy on your keyboard Mohammed.
If Israel decides to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, it will not be as easy as taking out Iraq's nuclear reactor back in 81. Israel will get more unfavorable reaction from the rest of the world than they bargained with absolutely no long term solution. Iran
can just simply move their nuclear facilities around, and immediately restart their nuclear program. Bombing will not solve anything.
Of course the Republicans will find the money to fund a War that Israel starts, is it based on a lie to? Lets get clear on this before your Male Egos get the best of you. Exxon Mobile is probably salivating at the huge profits they stand to make too! The Tax Payers can pay for the War and Big Oil will reap the rewards.
I'm no fan of Iran. But maybe Iran getting nuclear weapons isn't the worst thing that could happen in the middle east. It was the mutually assured destruction policy which held the peace for the past sixty years between the US and Russia.
BTW, it's too late to strike. Iran has spread out it's enrichment facilities. The real ones are so far deep in the mountain an airstrike would be futile. It would take boots on the ground. Plus it would drive oil prices through the roof and put the world into a double dip recession. This is a warning to Israel, strike, and we cut off your allowance.
I agree. Israel realizes they can't be the big bully in middle east if Iran has nukes to defend themselves.
This is all theatre to the one who is in charge here. Don't take these conflicts at face value, look for the thread in all of these human conflicts... these are distractions from the real goal of life under the guise of personal liberty. Those with eyes can see.
Could the Panetta man give the date he thinks attack will happen? Just from curiousity.
I worry about the collateral damage to Iran if Isreal does make pre emptive strike(s) against nuclear sites beneath civilian populatins. The innocent are always the one who suffer.
the u.s. is led by zionist israeli firster jews who does the work of satan. these are the same jews that killed their own... Christ!!! they are evil and troublemakers:-(
Jesus was born a Jew and died as a Jew(Jesus was not a Christinian, Christian wasn't a separate religion for another 100 years )
He got his own religion. That means he was not a Jew. that's why Jews call him soy of a whore and Mary a prostitute
Hahaha!! Zionists indeed! Effin turds–certainly they are the threat to humanity! Period
wow ron, you really are ignorant about who killed the so called christ. it was the romans and even if it were the jews, it was not all the jews. What do you think the early follower were, christians? i am sorry, they were all jews, just like jeshua was.
a devout orthodox jew who he and his followers believed was the jewish messiah. You were allowed to be grafted in you arrogant fool. You do not replace the root or become the root. read your bible. Oh, by the way Shaul did not change his name to Paul and he was a pharisee of pharisees until the day he died. If you believe jesus is the christ, then you really believe jesus is the messiah. Jesus never knew what a christ was. he was jewish and spoke hebrew. Oh yeah, church does not exist in the bible either. You read your bible in english and think understand the jewish text. You understand it from a greek mind, not a hebrew mind like it is supposed to be. Modern day jews are not evil and running this country you
anti-Semite. If the United States was threatened by nuclear weapons a couple hundred miles away, i am sure we would just sit back and watch. Iran has sworn to wipe israel off the face of the earth. Now that sounds evil.
Iran is NO Iraq. Iraqi soldiers were forced by Saddam, Iranians have national pride and even those who don't will get together and become stroger.
If Israel attacks,,,, we'll – goodbye TelAviv, Goodbye Doha, goodbye, AbuDhabi, goodbye Eastern Saudi oilfields. Welcome $20 per gallon of gas.
I don't mind riding my bike.
You are right. Iran is no Iraq. They are not arabs, just cowardly persians that haven't won a fight in thousands of years.
exiled Shah loving Irani ? from LA?
lol, didn't they win the iraq/iran war? lol
Israeli scientists are working on an alternative to oil right now, In fact, the country has a complete electric car grid and is working on alternative energy, which might be found in the work of Israel's first President, Chemist Chaim Weizmann
they have to. who is gonna give the jewish terrorist any oil
The Iran-Iraq war showed the two militaries to be evenly matched. Iran's military would do just about as well as Saddam's. It doesn't matter how well motivated you are when every weapon system you own is outclassed in every way by your opponents' weapon systems.
You're so right. And the world has not changed one bit since 1986.
On the current policy path we and the rest of the world are following regarding Iran war with Iran is not a question of if but when. Iran can be blamed for whatever comes during the war, whether it be 7 or 8 dollar a gallon gasoline, the recession that will follow and the civil unrest that will occur if there is a war, BUT the west holds just as much responsibility. Driving someone into a corner does no good but to make the situation all but worse.
Well since Panetta really would have a pretty good sense of when Israel would strike Iran, I guess we can rule out spring. It either means it's imminent (before spring), or it'll be in the summer or fall. If Israel really was going to strike in the spring, Panetta wouldn't be making public statements about it. Since it's a public statement, it means Panetta is really making a political statement in order to try and influence people.
Isarel better keep doing good old sabotage. Much better, chepaer and, if done wright, unimputable. Air raids are very rude.
And now watch for another world war brought to you by our Zionist friends. American war profiteers, roll up your sleeves, there is plenty of money to be made here.
"World war"? lol. The world is not going to go to war over a p|$$hole like Iran. Maybe your memory doesn't go back quite this far, but it wasn't too long ago that Iraq straight-up seized another country; a good old-fashioned land grab of another sovereign nation. And that didn't even come close to sparking "world war".
Listen its gonna happen much sooner, why do you think the royals put william on the other side of the world today. its going down next week.
Just whose side are we on here anyhow?!? I don't think we're doing Israel any favors by making an announcement like this.
Lets hope if we get into a WW we go in take names and kick ass! Maybe we can win one. Since WWII we been on the loseing side. So get off your ass and lets bring it. :@
Just what the world needs. Millions more killed. You are nuts.
To all the trolls in this post. This actually reflects the ideas of Adolph Hitler: Invade, Invade, Invade............War, War, War..............It doesn't benefit anybody. It's the 21st century. Time to make war obsolete.
Are you retarded? What psychopath would WANT a world war?
People who benefit from war and hate peace
1. Politicians
2. Banks (especially the investment ones or Central Banks)
3. The military industry
4. The multinational corporations
5. The media that depends on 1-4 to survive.
"Get off your ass..."
What? Going to sit on yours while everyone else bleeds?
Useless, fucking chickenhawk.
Iran already has the bomb. Israel will not stop until they are stopped. And eventually they will be.
Maybe Iran should strike Israel first.
I think Iran knows that would be certain suicide.
What worries most experts is that is going to take a provocation to get the USA involved because If Israel attacks first, Iran will strike back using conventional missiles on the power station in Israel where they have thier nuclear weapons which would be a suicide. Israel will not go against Iran without US military help.
Maybe we ought to take a missle and shoot it right up your _ss. You idiot.
To GardenGirl
Iranians are 73 millions, if they want they can topple regime but they don't so its none of our business.
Israel just hates Arabs/Muslim so these wars
I certainly do not think the USA is in the position to free the iranian people of their oppressive dictatorship. They had a good % of their people rise up and get crushed pretty recently so I highly doubt they are going to topple the government on their own any time soon. It's too bad. I wish they could. I hate to see any people living in those conditions.
Please talk about how rascist, nasty Aprtheid ur little twit Issrael is . They discriminate their own. Basradad.
I think you have the last sentence backwards-Muslims hate Israel. They do not want even the tiniest bit of land for Israel and would kill all israelis if they could.
And I do not mean ALL muslims but quite a few, especially in the middle east.
what about the palestines people?? do you think the jews should give them their land back?
Why do persians care about palestinians?
Another war will most definitely send the United States over the edge, economically. We may "go get 'em", but at the cost of an extremely devalued currency that will make way for a major government and world "solution". We the people definitely DON'T want that. believe me.
War has help the economy with the exception of the 2000's. War got us out of the great depression, if we kept jobs here it may help again. I doubt China will build our war machines.
Yep, a surprise attack. DOH!
Using violence to prevent violence, will not work. We must find a peaceful solution, never give
up on what will be the best way to deal with this.
Someday, someone will realize that responding to violence with violence is in fact insane. The defintion of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results each time.
Did you come up with that after reading Neville Chamberlain's biography? You should finish the book and see how your fantasy land idea of how the world works in the real world when faced with others more than willing to take advantage of dreamers like you.
If Israel attack Iran, that is end of that Israel. It may not happen in next few years, but it would happen one day. So think twice before keep attacking every country.
Israel-Firster Jews like Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle, Wurmser, Kristol, Friedman, Frum et el, the neocons have planned theses wars years back for Eratz Israel. google PNAC.
Kick Israel-Firsters outta USA and you get peace There's now no doug 911 was staged by israeli Mossad.so US can kick al qaeda and Iraq and they did. They r the crooks, Israeli jews in US
Crazy and nuts.
I'm sure the anti-semites here would choose to live in Israel rather than iran if they were forced to choose between the two. You hate group neo naz is do not care about Iran or Muslim people. Not one bit. I'm Jewish and i'd hate to see Iran get bombed. I do care about Iranian people–they are suffering under a horrible dictatorship–one of the worst places to live in the whole world.
sorry to hear youre a kike.
Don't you know that 50% of Israel's population are Jews that had their property and citizenship confiscated in the arab world. Not all Jews are European, in fact the Jewish communities in the arab world date for over a thousand years before islam
Sorry to hear you are a racist–the absolute lowest form of human life.
actually, thats a jew. a bottom feeding scum sucking piece of euro-shyt.
Where's the like button
I'm tired of my and our taxes going to Israel. Anyone who believes that their God gave them a piece of land is just nuts.
ya hit them before the atomic energy affiliates go in and find out that iran is not building nukes,like kike said would like to see the US stay out of this one,but naw too many new weopons to try out,people love wars as long as its not on their land or country enjoy watching the next new reality series on t.v.How to destroy another third world country
Like the U.S. invading Iraq for alleged and never found WMD – you can be sure Israel had a hand in that too
If Israel makes trouble and goes there, they should deal with it one on one, NO ONE Stepping in like Exxon Mobile who control the Congress. Bullies who need to duke it out on their own. Caveman against Caveman.
Do people not understand that this was an intentional leak? Done in conjunction between the Israelis and U.S.??
Leaks at this level simply do not happen unless they are with the blessing of senior admin. It was made public as a warning to Iran as they return to negotiations....
Just saying.
Most likely.
Iran has done nothing as worse as Israel and (shamefully saying) US has.
Israel is the culprit with 500 nukes and WMD and US taxpayer's money.
Adami, please return to your Afghanistan cave and leave the discussion to the rational people living in the civilized world.
LOL! you have got to be kidding or Iranian.
the only differance is that israel did not threaten to wipe iran off the map....some thing to consider???
agreed and the rest of the world knows it
let the jews fight their own battles.
this is obviously a ploy to make iran back down. israel can destroy iran anytime it wants. anytime. israel has to protect itself from their enemies that want nothing but the COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of Israel. Israel is a beacon of democracy and innovation in the middle of a chaotic region of religious violence. In Israel, jews, christians, and muslims live among each other in peace. We can a learn a thing or two about that in this country.
We should ask the Palestinians that have been attacked or are living in refugee camps how well they like the democracy there. Oh yeah, most people in America don't know about how our friends have really treated the Palestinians; both countries have done a good job hiding it. It's a lot like what we did to the Natives, but God forbiid we ever teach our citizens of the faults of our nation!
You mean in Lebanon, where palestinians can't hold certain jobs or leaves the camps , or the rest of the Arab world were they cannot obtain citizenship. What about the 800,000 Jews who had their citizenship confiscated in the arab world(This and their decendents are 50% of Israel's population)
How many countries has Iran invaded since it became an Islamic republic? 0
How many countries has Israel Attacked: Iraq in 1981, bombing the power station at Osirik, claiming it was a clandestine weapons factory. Subsequent examination of the ruins following the 2003 invasion proved Israel had lied. In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon. This led to the Massacres at Sabra and Shatilla. In February 2003 Israel staged incursions into Gaza and Nablus. In September 2007 Israel bombed Syria, again insisting they were destroying a clandestine weapons laboratory. Again there was no evidence to support Israel's claims. In 2006, Israel attacked Lebanon, killing 1200, mostly civilians, several UN observers, and littering the landscape with land mines on their way out. In February 2008 Israel again raided Gaza, killing over 100. HAMAS agreed to a cease fire and kept it for 6 months until November 4, when Israel again attacked without warning, killing 6 HAMAS members, and launching operation CAST LEAD. 1300 Gazans, mostly civilians, were killed. Israel lost 13 soldiers. Violations of international law included the use of White Phosphorus incendiary bombs against civilians and non-military targets. The United Nations investigated, but Israel refused to cooperate. In May 2010, Israel attacked an international aid flotilla bringing food and medical supplies to Gaza in international waters. 9 people were murdered including an American from New York.
God is with Iran and all who stands for good. Israel think they are some superior race to everyone else and they are mistaken.
Are you kidding me Zach? In Israel, Mulims and Christians are targeted every day. They are exiled from their homes, ripped apart from their families, and murdered senselessly. Its systematic genocide. In fact even the Orthodox Jews who don't believe like the secular mainstream Israeli majority are shunned and tortured. I'm tired of our taxes going to tyranny and opression. Its not democracy, its hypocrisy. If I recall correctly, Israel is a nuclear power. How is it thier busniess to prevent other from becoming nuclear too? They sicken me. Either all should have nukes, or none should have nukes. In fact Iran so far has only developed nuclear programs for civillian and energy uses. There is not proof thery are making a bomb. Israel has no humane justifization whatsoever to attack Iran.
Israel will be committing crimes against humanity if they strike Iran. Israel has nukes, and neither Israel nor the US have any legal justification for attacking Iran.
If Israel wants in, let them do it alone. No way need to back them up
you would have to be very stupid not to know what iran is up to ,
what r we suppose to do , let them go ahead and build their bomb/? THEN WHAT ?
Come off it. Israel has nukes, US has nukes, so do India, Pakistan, France, England, Russia, China, North Korea. Iran – with or without nukes – poses no threat to the United States of America. If Israel attacks Iran, it will push the price of oil over $100 a barrel and bankrupt the US.
In the new york times there is an article from 1992 saying that Iran would have a nuclear weapon by 2000. We are here now and nothing has happened. Iran complies with the NNPT by allowing inspections ensuring their technology is used for commercial purposes. On the other hand, Israel has not allowed IAEA inspections on their Dimona reactor where all their weapons are located.
positive
If Israel feels the need to bomb the people of Iran, most of whom hate their government, then the Israeils are truly the most paranoid of all nations. The proof of nuclear bombs is in the pudding. And we haven't seen any pudding yet.
perfect
I hope Iran hit back with all their power Israel think the Us and other Countries is going to help them to clean up the mess they are planning they might be surprise.
I would love to see them and Iran fight alone, because they could not use their nuclear as that would affect neighboring Countries that would react to that and attack Israel resulting in the birth of WORLD WAR 3.
Bring it on
I m in no doubt that Israel will strike preemptively fairly soon.
US's biggest enemy Israel-Firster Jews not Mulsims.
Is that like being a little dead? The US has no friends, just some acquaintances always looking for handouts and when the Handout stops, everyone moves on.
... the Israelis run the U.S. Government and the U.S. Military. It's not as though Panetta has a choice. He'll do what they say.
Very true and deplorable fact.
Too many people passing the same flavored Kool-Ade: A dash of Incomplete Fact mixed with a gallon of Paranoid Delusion.
Right. And we never landed on the moon. Also, 9/11 was an inside job.
Seek help.
truth hurts – fool
google "The Israel Lobby" – by Maershemier and Walt
and you get the answer for attack on Iran by Israel
obviously this comment was released for effect, why would a high government official say this ?
I think it let's out the message and it appears to be a slip-up !!
Good grief Panetta. First you tell the Taliban when we are leaving Afghanistan now you are telling Iran to get ready.
BOMB THE LIVING CRAP OUTTA THEM, ISRAEL!!!!
It's one thing to abhor the corrupt government of a country and another to want to bomb the innocent population that is in the shackles of that government.
Don't waste your time. The sheep have been brainwashed. Iranians are evil people that want to build a nuclear bomb and there's nothing you can say to convince them otherwise.
What a bunch of BS. An article from the NY times from 1992 called "C.I.A. Says Iran Makes Progress On Atom Arms"
By ELAINE SCIOLINO Published: November 30, 1992 claimed they would have a bomb by 2000. Nothing has happened and Iran allow inspections following the regulations form the NNPT. Israel has not signed that agreement being a nuclear power.
Beautifully said
since you want it so bad you should volunteer yourself on the front lines
Oh, look, another war-loving chickenhawk.
Odious, fat, stupid, lazy, ignorant, arrogant useless piece of shit. A complete waste of sperm.
The problem isn't the people of Iran, it's Iran's leaders and the government. If Israel attack ultimately end up as an attack on the people of Iran, I don't believe they're justified in attacking Iran. Pre-emptive actions basically is what almost made the United States a 3rd world country. Many countries have or havve had leaders that are/were total idiots. Must the people of a country suffer because an idiot rigged an election. WORLD learn from your mistakes!!!
And equally important is the American people, if Israel strikes Iran does the United States of America get dragged in and again our troops are dying over some Bull&%$#. Israel should think long and hard because their actions affects more then just the million Israelies. I'm a Veteran and don't want American's to die because US government continues to support a pit bull that doesn't obey!!!
Agree with you totally. The Iranian government is corrupt and the population is a prisoner of that government. We should, if anything, wait to see if the people can change their government. No need to kill an innocent population that is a victim of its government.
Why the EFF would the Sec. of D talk such smack in public? Oh there's a reason.......
so a surprise attack is out. Thanks big mouth😃
That's an irresponsible comment.
calculated, planned
Still, Should have had one of his interns say it.
For the love of pete, we better not get involved in another war.
Seems to me this could be part of a larger orchestrated plan on the part of the U.S. Clandestine Intelligence community...
Oh my God. Now Mr US Dod predicts Israel will strike Iran. What kind of Secretary is this?
China sucks bawls!
sweet and sour pork🅱🅰LLS
Obama is under extreme pressure to support this attack, regardless of his personal feelings and realized while his promises for a more stable and peacefull ME cannot be fullfilled. He brought up the "67 borders ,and like many previous presidents had to take back his statements, unless of course he wants only one term.
AIPAC, baby, AIPAC
Hopefully they'll blow each other up and the U.S. will sit idle and watch. Save us all a bunch of trouble.
Nah, I didn't think so either.
I see you and it is like watching a person who has dog p**p on their foot or coming from their mouth–how sad to be like you are.
I agree, let them destroy each other. That would save many American lives.
Iran should aim all its missiles at Demona, the Israeli nuclear Center then they can destroy at each other and leave the world in peace.
This story is deliberately disclosed to the US public to justify US involvement later.
you would have to be very stupid not to know what iran is up to ,
what r we suppose to do , let them go ahead and build their bomb/? THEN WHAT ?
There is apparently a neo na zi website that has people troll over here to post racist and anti-semitic things frequently. While there is certainly anti-semitism in the USA I don't think the replies to CNN stories give a fair picture of the average opinion of Americans because of this. I really don't respect the opinions of members of hate groups. I am American and I'm Jewish. I'm not always in support of everything Israel does but I am pretty sure that if the USA were in the position of Israel we would have attacked already. Look at what we did in Iraq without there even being an WMD. The Iranian threat is much more real and a lot closer for Israel. The same people who argue against Israel doing a pre-emptive strike probably also think there were WMD in Iraq and that the USA *HAD* to attack Iraq. I"m not saying I think Israel should attack. I think they are in a heck of a position. I'm glad I am not living there.
" I am glad that I am not living there." This explain why you say US or Israel should attack. You are a disgrace to American for being a coward and a troll who champion a war against others.
Apparently you did not read my post or else you lack reading comprehension skills. I did not say the US or Israel should attack. I have, though, seen YOU post in so many CNN comment sections that have anything to do with Israel, Jews, race, etc so I know you are a prejudiced, racist, anti-semite. Racists and people from hate groups are the lowest form of humans and an embarrassment. History does not judge racists and haters kindly. I feel sad to see hate. Doesn't make me feel one fraction bad about myself. I hope you find some peace so you can be a happy person. Can't be happy from what I see. I'm sure, fuming, hateful much of the day every day is where you are.
you Jews made US attack Iraq. buzz off, please!
Don't be sly. YOu surely know AIPAC. The hornets nest. Israeli's mouthpiece in US
My guess, Archie, is that one of us voted for Bush and his administration which caused the war and that this one of us was YOU. I certainly didn't vote for him, not did almost any other American Jews. So, I would guess you are a lot more responsible for that war–which I NEVER supported–than me. NIce try, though.
Israel-Firster Jews like Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle, Wurmser, Kristol, Friedman, Frum et el, the neocons have planned theses wars years back for Eratz Israel. google PNAC.
Kick Israel-Firsters outta USA and you get peace There's now no doug 911 was staged by israeli Mossad.so US can kick al qaeda and Iraq and they did.
Conspiracy theory much? Very sad to see lies as a reason people try to give a reason to hate others based on religion, ethnicity, etc.,
You said, "you jews made US attack iraq...". *I* had zero to do with the USA attacking Iraq. I assume you are a white Christian and I'll tell you, white Christians have done quite a number of things both very negative and positive and I certainly don't attribute any of the deeds of others to YOU even if you are of the same religion or race. taking that way is so prejudiced.
It's not about fairly dividing nuclear weapons among nations as if they were toys on a playground. If Israel wanted to use it's nuclear weapons it would have done so by now. Iran's regime very different. I agree with Steve who pointed out that Iran targets Israeli civilians, hates our American way, and anyone who doesn't share their radical views. This conflict is thousands of years old, and bigger than oil, or war-creating by our government. Iran's hatred is beyond such things. Iran will continue to "play the game" until it has nuclear weapons. However their motivation is not defensive in nature. It is extremely naive and idealistic to think that every nation on the "playground" is the same.
Your a troll, "hate our American way"? Really? Do you realize how many Iranians live in the United States? I guess they are all terrorist who are here to sabotage us because they "hate our American way".
Jarhead, I am good friends with a man from Iran and I am glad those like him are here. I have nothing against "Iranians". I feel sorry for the Iranian people who are victims of their dictator. However you have to admit that there are many in Iran who do hate our American way and value Israel's death more than their own lives. To ignore this is blind. I suppose Israel should ignore the regime in power for those Iranians who live in the U.S.?
I don't think I see your point, JB
Well, Israel has been the strongest candidate for blame each time an Iranian scientist is killed, no suprise that they're rattling sabers now. Funny how countries with nukes are fond of the idea of not letting anybody else have nuclear weapons. I have no dog in the race though really, Iran is terrible and Israel should never have been created in the first place. We celebrate secular governments, yet lend unneeded aid to an inherent theocracy built on stolen land and oppression. Let anybody who doesn't want to risk death run away then let the two of them duke it out until neither of them exist anymore. Of course, that is a bit on the harsh side and I'm not considering what would likely be some very major ripples caused by such a thing. My point being let's stay out of this and just let two stupid theocracies fight on their own.
Isreal is not a theocracy – of course you can disagree with the policies of Isreal, and apparently don't think it should even exist – but it is a not a theocracy.
If israel is not a theocracy, then why does it insist that palenstine recognize it as a jewish state?
OBAMA SHOULD LET THE ISRAELIS DO IT. ISRAEL HAS TREMENDOUS MILITARY RESOURCES. THEY ARE THE ONES UNDER DIRECT THREAT. IRAN'S NUKES ARE NO DIRECT THREAT TO THE USA. FOR US TO GET DIRECTLY INVOLVED WOULD BE A BIG, BIG MISTAKE.
*** built on stolen land ...............
The land wasnt stolen.
Ottoman Turks lost WW2
British took control.
British kicked it to the UN
UN offered 2 states.
Arabs refused.
Arabs lose.
Too bad.
Get over it.
No stolen land.
Please stop lying.
Even though i agree that America has been way to one sided in our relations with Israel including invading Iraq who was a threat to them not to us . This is not the issue to part with them on we should have taken out Iran instead of Iraq because they are a growing threat to us and have been since the 70s. i support milatary action againrt them and or against North Korea any time by any Country . With nuclear weapons and thier world viewr they are a threat to Israel to us and to the entire world.
Guys..Google "Israelis cyber soldiers BBC"
you will be shocked how treacherous Jewish terrorist are
It was only a matter of time, the human species is incapable of peace.
Yeah, well let the idiots wipe each other out. Leave us and our kids out of it. We wasted enough blood in the mid-east sand!
You idiots killed enough Americans in the Korean's , Vietnam's and Iraq's and most likely will more stupid wars. Iran is a major threat to the U.S economy. Without the U.S domination on oil trading you'll be using Indian rupies....
agreed