Middle East Focus-Arabia Deserta: Legitimizing Pre-emptive Aggression, of Iran and Arrogance…….

Arabia Deserta

Legitimizing Pre-emptive Aggression, of Iran and Arrogance…….

“Israel's advanced F-15 and F-16 warplanes have the range to bomb western Iran and strike further inland with air-to-air refueling and using stealth technology to pass through the air space of intermediate hostile Arab nations. Israel could also launch Jericho ballistic missiles with conventional warheads, according to a 2009 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Israel's three German-built Dolphin submarines are believed to be capable of carrying conventional and nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. They would have to transit through Egypt's Suez Canal -- as one did last year -- to reach the Gulf. Special forces might be deployed to spot targets and possibly launch sabotage attacks. Israel has also been developing "cyber warfare" capabilities and could use this together with other activities by Mossad secret service agents on the ground, security sources say. Israel would not want to risk drawing in Iranian allies like Hezbollah, Hamas or Syria. Israel also does not want to damage ties with neutral Arab powers or the United States. And finally - speaking in favor of a short, sharp assault - its conventional forces are designed for brief border wars, not prolonged action……..”

An article on arrogance. Iran’s Ahmadinejad is an annoying fundamentalist leader who has done the reputation his country much damage. But at times like this I believe he is right when he decries the “arrogance” of Western powers. Look at this article. It deals with every aspect of an attack on Iran except one: the illegality of committing aggression against a country that has not attacked anyone. The Western media and politicians have made it a nearly acceptable act to attack Iran, the only hindrance being only how effective it can be. As for legalities and the crime of attacking a country that has not attacked Israel or anyone else, well………
Hitler also used similar lame excuses to attack Poland in 1939…..
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