Israeli Strike Would Only Delay Iran's Nuclear Program By Two Years -- HaaretzAssessment holds that Iran's nuclear program would technically be set back by only a year, but it would likely take Iran another year on top of that to overcome side effects of the strike that would cause additional delays.
An Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would delay its manufacture of nuclear weapons by no more than two years, according to the prevailing assessment.
This assessment holds that Iran's nuclear program would technically be set back by only a year. But it would likely take Iran another year on top of that to overcome side effects of the strike that would cause additional delays.
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My Comment: While it appears that Panetta has failed in convincing the Israelis to wait until sanctions have taken their effect .... Israel is now realizing that they cannot succeed in an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities unless the U.S. is directly involved.
My prediction on what is next .... and Iran's revolutionary commander is saying the same thing ..... expect an increase and escalation in the West's "soft war" against Iran.