Haaretz and Reuters
November 8, 2011
Defense Minister downplays speculation Jerusalem is preparing for attack, says ‘war is not a picnic. We want a picnic. We don’t want a war’; France and Russia voice concern over possibility of striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday played down speculation that Israel intended to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying it had not decided to embark on any military operation.
“War is not a picnic. We want a picnic. We don’t want a war,” Barak told Israel Radio ahead of the release this week of an International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] report on Iran’s nuclear activity.
“[Israel] had not yet decided to embark on any operation,” he said, dismissing Israeli media speculation that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had chosen that option.
But he said Israel had to prepare for “uncomfortable situations” and ultimately bore responsibility for its own security. All options to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions should
remain open, he said.
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thats what thy say then later u hear otherwise
Hillary’s counting on the war. Holder goes on the hot seat today to testify about Fast and Furious. Treason Unveiled! All the way to the top: illegal Obama, Hillary, Holder, Napolitano, et al.
Watch. Who will they try to pin as the scapegoat.
Or will Hillary insist Israel go to war with Iran so she gets a bigger diversion?
Let’s get our own “house in order”. Remove the treasonous bastards in DC
March on DC 11/11/11.