Israeli Air Force F-16 (Photo from Nem's Place)From The Danger Room:
Everyone from General Petraeus to Israel's new prime minister is warning that Jerusalem will do whatever it takes, to keep Tehran from getting a nuclear bomb. But could the Israelis really pull it off?
"It's not a technical problem," an Israeli government advisor told Danger Room in January. "If we want to do it, we can do it." American assistance would not be required, he claimed.
"The problem is not military capability, the problem is whether you have the stomach, the political will, to take action," another advisor tells The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg.
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My Comment: I do not know what is Israel's military capability when it comes to destroying Iran's nuclear infrastructure .... I can only assume that they have what it takes to do the job .... but I do know that it has always been a problems of politics and the will to make the decision to launch such an attack that has been the main obstacle to striking Iran.
The change this past week in Israeli leadership and government will have an impact on what this decision will finally be. My prediction .... a strike is now more likely .... and if it occurs it will be in the next 2-4 months (before their main nuclear reactor goes online)..