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host · 05-23-2006, 03:16 PM

I'm sorry, stevo, I misunderstood where you suggested that I should qualify my statement.....and not the sentence in the news report.
I'll amend my statement to:
stevo, <b>according to the May 23, report that Israeli military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Chalutz gave to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.. ....and from what I have gleaned and posted on this thread,</b> it is not as urgent as Bush or PM Olmert, or Cheney, or Robert Joseph stated.

I am inclined to agree with willravel's opinion that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, for the reasons that he gave. I have checked Newsbank's archives of news reports over more than the past 20 years and reports of Iran nuclear weapons acquisition ambitions have been reported throughout the period. I do not believe that Iran possesses nuclear weapons today. I do not believe that Iran will manufacture their own nuclear weapons five years from now.

Beyond five years....I have no way of knowing. It strikes me as odd that the Israeli in the highest position in the IDF is less concerned about an immiment nuclear threat from Iran, than our own leaders and the Israeli PM, Olmert. I believe that this is a political issue that is being hyped to shore up Bush's sagging poll numbers. If the government of Israel, in a united voice, announces that Iran poses an imminent threat to Israel's survival, and because of that threat, requests the help of the U.S. military to destroy the Iranian nuclear capability, I'll reconsider my stance. I do not see that scenario happening now....and I doubt that Israel will make such a request in at least the next five years. I'll continue to search for any news that seems signifigant.

Today's report by Dan Chalutz seems more signifigant than anything that I've heard on the subject, from Bush, Cheney, Rice, Joseph, Bolton, from either Bryen, or from anyone who has argued here that Iran is close to obtaining nuclear weapons capabilities.....

05-23-2006, 03:16 PM	#107 (permalink)
host Banned	I'm sorry, stevo, I misunderstood where you suggested that I should qualify my statement.....and not the sentence in the news report. I'll amend my statement to: stevo, <b>according to the May 23, report that Israeli military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Chalutz gave to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.. ....and from what I have gleaned and posted on this thread,</b> it is not as urgent as Bush or PM Olmert, or Cheney, or Robert Joseph stated. I am inclined to agree with willravel's opinion that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, for the reasons that he gave. I have checked Newsbank's archives of news reports over more than the past 20 years and reports of Iran nuclear weapons acquisition ambitions have been reported throughout the period. I do not believe that Iran possesses nuclear weapons today. I do not believe that Iran will manufacture their own nuclear weapons five years from now. Beyond five years....I have no way of knowing. It strikes me as odd that the Israeli in the highest position in the IDF is less concerned about an immiment nuclear threat from Iran, than our own leaders and the Israeli PM, Olmert. I believe that this is a political issue that is being hyped to shore up Bush's sagging poll numbers. If the government of Israel, in a united voice, announces that Iran poses an imminent threat to Israel's survival, and because of that threat, requests the help of the U.S. military to destroy the Iranian nuclear capability, I'll reconsider my stance. I do not see that scenario happening now....and I doubt that Israel will make such a request in at least the next five years. I'll continue to search for any news that seems signifigant. Today's report by Dan Chalutz seems more signifigant than anything that I've heard on the subject, from Bush, Cheney, Rice, Joseph, Bolton, from either Bryen, or from anyone who has argued here that Iran is close to obtaining nuclear weapons capabilities.....