Traverse City Record-Eagle

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March 3, 2012

Another view: Tense times in Mideast

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Sources within the U.S. intelligence community are reporting that Israel will not give the United States any advance warning if Israeli leaders decide to launch a pre-emptive military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have presented that position to the American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...

The U.S. position is that sanctions are working and must be given more time to thwart Iran's potential efforts to produce nuclear weapons. ...

Israel has taken the "no warning" approach to prevent accusations from Iran or others over American complicity in any Israeli attacks against the Muslim world. In our view, America will still bear some of the blame from Iran simply because it thinks of America as the "Great Satan."

The dilemma for American foreign policy leaders is to support an ally, despite our own reservations, or to publicly condemn an ally if indeed such attacks take place. ...

The Joplin Globe Joplin, Mo.

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