Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with House Democrats yesterday, talking about his trip abroad and his observations.
Obama told the caucus, according to an attendee, "Nobody said this to me directly but I get the feeling from my talks that if the sanctions don’t work Israel is going to strike Iran." Others in the room recall this as well.
The notion that Israel is preparing for such an action against Iran's myriad nuclear facilities is not new, with conjecture heating up in May after an Israeli military exercise featuring 150 aircraft flying almost a thousand miles over the Mediterranean Sea in what was seen as a dress rehearsal for an air strike. Now that the Bush administration is engaged in diplomatic efforts with Iran, many Israeli officials are worried the US is getting soft on Iran, prompting Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to travel to the US this week to meet with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley. Barak's office released a statement saying "a policy that consists of keeping all options on the table must be maintained."
Really Captain Obvious?!?! My God, this man is a super genius! We simply MUST elect him! The Israeli's would attack a nation that has had it's leaders threaten them, when they are clearly going after a nuclear weapon? Hmm...it all sounds so familiar...
Next Obama will claim the sky is blue and water is wet. I can't wait!
I've been calling this for upwards of a year now. If Obama can't see it until his little parade around the Middle East tour, then he's in for some nasty surprises if he takes office.
Travis
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