A Clear Red Line

 

According to a tally by Graham Allison, the Harvard expert on nuclear conflict, the United States and its allies have allowed Iran to cross seven previous “red lines” over 18 years with few consequences.

 

DEBKA:

President Barack Obama is sending CIA Director David Petraeus to Israel in a hurry Monday, Sept. 3, in an attempt to quench the flames of discord between Israel and his administration on the Iran issue.

... Prime Minister Netanyahu chose his words carefully Sunday to avoid fingering the US directly when he urged the international community to get tougher against Iran, saying that without a "clear red line," Tehran will not halt its nuclear program. He was addressing the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

"I believe that the truth must be said, the international community [not the US] is not drawing a clear red line for Iran, and Iran does not see international determination to stop its nuclear program," Netanyahu said.

"Until Iran sees this clear red line and this determination, it will not stop its advancement of the Iranian nuclear program. Iran must not have a nuclear weapon," he declared.

 

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

A shameful display of presidential fecklessness and stupidity. Did Obama REALLY expect Bibi to remain passive, silent, and servile while Iran -- with the tacit compliance of the U.S. -- draws closer and closer to the weapon of its dreams? Did he REALLY believe Bibi would -- as a favor to His Eminence -- say and do nothing about Iran until after the election? Is Obama REALLY so narcissistic as to believe that the entire world would slow to a halt just to accommodate his re-election schedule? Now -- with the Iranian stew coming to a boil before the election (a completely foreseeable event) -- what does he do? He panics -- and sends Petraeus on a fool's errand to Israel. This is what the Dims call "presidential leadership." This kind of out-of-touch-with-reality, chicken-with-its-head-cut-off behavior should be enough to scare hordes of voters into voting for Romney.