An Israeli media report claimed Monday that the US would support Israeli if the administration went forward with a pre-emptive strike on Iran.
Israeli daily Maariv quoted Republican and democrat diplomatic sources which said that US President Barack Obama’s administration would step in to strengthen Israeli defence against retaliatory attacks by Iran’s allies in the event of Israeli launching an attack.
The allegation came after Israeli television claimed Friday that Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak have “almost” decided in favour of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities this year. The report further asserted that Obama is not in favour of military action in the lead up to November’s US presidential elections.
Obama’s campaign team has been increasingly concerned that the president’s active support of diplomacy and economic sanctions with regard to Iran’s disputed nuclear weapons programme could make him appear politically weak and hand the initiative to Republican opponent Mitt Romney, who has been outspoken on the need to consider military action against the regime. Romney has also questioned Obama’s loyalty to close US ally Israel in light of Obama’s reticence to champion Israeli concerns about Iran’s nuclear intentions.
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Mr. Obama’s #1 priority is to get his sorry self re-elected. I think that if there is an Israeli strike on Iran and the US gets involved, the reaction of the American public will be to support the President and our forces. Should this all happen prior to the November election it will increase his chance for re-election.
So in short, the Osama campaign leaks a “story” about Osama supporting Israel in the event of attack C’V. How are we supposed to read this other than as a campaign tactic?!