Det håller inte, liksom, i båda riktiningarna.

Å andra sidan handlar ju Irans aktioner-via Hamas-om raketkrig mot Israel, då specifikt Israels civila.

Now the ball is squarely in Binyamin Netanyahu’s court, whether because Washington hopes Israel will pull the Iranian chestnut out of the fire, or to call Israel’s bluff. Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak are now free of America restraints for backing up their statements about the need to pre-empt a nuclear-armed Iran before the Islamic Republic poses an existential threat to Israel.

Asked if Americans would again put their lives on the line again if violence flares back up in Iraq, Biden flatly said “no.”

The ABC correspondent notes that in the interview Biden used the phrases “sovereign nation” six times in the interview, once in reference to Iraq, once to the US and three times in referring to Israel.

http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6166

Operation Cassandra

by William S. Lind

http://www.antiwar.com/lind/?articleid=12583

I have said all this before, in previous columns and elsewhere. If I sound like Cassandra on this point, remember that events ended up proving her right.

BIDEN: ISRAEL FREE TO ATTACK IRAN
(Press TV Iran, 3 sep 2008)
US Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says Israel can take any action against Iran without Washington’s permission.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=68393&sectionid=3510203

BUSH ‘WOULD UNDERSTAND’ ATTACK ON IRAN
(Jerusalem Post, Nov 2, 2006)
President Bush reportedly said he would “understand” a preemptive Israeli strike against Iran s nuclear sites.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378311136&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

Nja, det finns en spågubbe i Polen (har skrivit om det i ett inlägg den 14 mars) som säger att ett krig, det allvarligaste sen andra världskriget, kommer att bryta ut i slutet av augusti. Vi får se.