Obama to offer Israel 'nuclear umbrella'-newspaper

Obama to offer Israel

www.alertnet.org

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama plans to offer Israel a strategic pact designed to fend off any nuclear attack on the Jewish state by Iran, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday.

Quoting an unnamed American source close to Obama's administration, the Haaretz daily said Washington would pledge under the proposed "nuclear umbrella" to respond to any Iranian nuclear strike against Israel with a U.S. retaliation in kind.

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[edit on 11/12/08 by MikeboydUS]

This will be a story to watch, especially in regards to concessions that may be demanded. One to really look for is how Jerusalem is handled. Its division could easily be one of the concessions. Other regions of the world which are part of our Nuclear Umbrella have made concessions to military basing. So if it happens, expect permanent US bases with US troops to appear inside Israel.

So far the Obama camp doesn't really want to comment on it.

I have a bad feeling that it will not lead to a path to peace, but to a path of an even greater conflict.

www.alertnet.org
(visit the link for the full news article)

So Obama wants to protect Israel from a non existent nuclear threat? If im correct in thinking Israel has 400 Nukes and Iran has...... 0?

Why the hell does america and uk care so much about israel? its infuriating..they cause far more trouble than they solve...they intentionally blew up one of usa's ships for christs sake..the Israelis must have some serious jedi mind powers..

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Perhaps we can ask Obama why he wants to protect Israel even though their own country already has nuclear capability. Perhaps Obama has a love for the country. Perhaps hes Jewish.

Whenever stuff like this surfaces, I hear it in my head: "Change!"

The changlings really thought they'd get peace for America and affection from abroad under Obama. Shocker, the reality is that he's not even in office yet and he's threatening to nuke people.

I'm sure the changlings will be in this thread in full force to back Obama and his plan to agree to nuke people for Israel on the grounds that... uh... um... on the grounds that Obama said it, so it must be good and pure, and we should just close our eyes and do it... YES WE CAN!

Pathetic.

I hate to burst this fragile and delusional bubble, but the United States already has troops and personnel on the ground in Israel.
Yes, in the past no official acknowledgment of boots on the ground has been made, but that's changed with the new equipment and systems being supplied to the nation by America.

U.S. European Command (EUCOM) has deployed to Israel a high-powered X-band radar and the supporting people and equipment needed for coordinated defense against Iranian missile attack, marking the first permanent U.S. military presence on Israeli soil.
More than a dozen aircraft were required to transport an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar to Israel. (U.S. Missile Defense Agency)

More than a dozen aircraft, including C-5s and C-17s, helped with the Sept. 21 delivery of the AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance/Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T), its ancillary components and some 120 EUCOM personnel to Israel's Nevatim Air Base southeast of Beersheba, said sources here and in Stuttgart, Germany.

Among the U.S. personnel is at least one representative from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), though officials said the agency had little to no say in the deployment decision. MDA involvement has been confined to providing equipment and advice on technical aspects of its deployment, one official said.

(my bolding)
www.defensenews.com...
www.armytimes.com...

(IsraelNN.com) Last Sunday Israel received a new missile defense system from the U.S., complete with a team of American support personnel that will become the first group of U.S. troops to be stationed permanently in the country. The FBX-T system is based on the latest x-band radar technology, and is designed to provide early detection and warning of incoming missiles such as the Shahab-3 rockets that Iran claims can reach and destroy targets in Israel.

On September 21, more than a dozen aircraft deployed by the United States European Command (EUCOM) arrived at the Nevatim Air Base southeast of Be’er Sheva, carrying the AN/TPY-2 Transportable Radar Surveillance/Forward Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) system, as well as some 120 American personnel. The team of technicians and advisers, including at least one from the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (M.D.A) will remain in Israel as the support crew for the new system. They represent the first time in Israel’s history that the U.S. military will have a permanent presence in Israel.

www.israelnationalnews.com...

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I'm sure many past examples could be posted about U.S. involvement in Israeli affairs can be noted going back to the second world war, but even in as recently as 2003 American military forces have had very close ties to Israel.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...


And where do you think Israel got all the nukes in the first place ???
They didn't develop them on their own.


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Sounds like false flag operation
in preparation.
It even rhymes.

Is this going to be the previously announced big test of confidence for new president (by Biden and general Powell)? A nuclear situation?

Frankly I do not like warmongers and have some problems with Israel way of letting journalists know what happens if you talk bad about Israel. Sure the Palestine people have some hardcore elements so very difficult situation.

Hope they will not use any nuclear weapons against Iran. Both countries have the right to defend themselves. I do not really trust Israel though: Since their Mossad assets alleged to have taken part of Georgia government; Tricked Russia in South Ossetia and almost ushered in the next coldwar.

The uproar of US missile base in Poland also created a problem. In that US wanted to do their liking and instead of having missiles putting Europeans in the foreground as shields. Not good for future relations. So in this perspective and with hope Israel/Iran can keep it cool, applaud the installation of their US shield in that region. Have little bad feeling though that if US can't get a backdoor to China in Pakistan they will finally have another go at Iran.

[edit on 11-12-2008 by Stranded]