Aide: Romney would back Israel if it strikes Iran

[Scurrilous]

US Republican presidential candidate 'would respect' Israeli decision to use military force to stop Iran from becoming nuclear, senior aide says

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4261650,00.html

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"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hosted US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney in his chambers.

Meanwhile, one of Romney's senior aides said that he would back Israel if it were to decide it had to use military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

"If Israel has to take action on its own, in order to stop Iran from developing that capability, the governor would respect that decision," Romney's senior national security aide Dan Senor told reporters travelling with the candidate."

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"Prior to their meeting, Netanyahu took a jab at US President Barack Obama and told Romney that sanctions and diplomacy have yet to stall Iran's development of nuclear capabilities. This calls for a strong, credible military threat, Netanyahu added. He stressed that Israel is the only stable ally the US has in a turbulent Middle East and noted that Romney's visit was an expression of the strong ties Israel shares with the US."

[PDJane]

1. Why is it so terrible that Iran have nuclear weapons.......

Especially since Israel is bristling with them. The combination of grandiosity and uncertainty is a pox on both Israel and Iran.

The only reason that the US and Israel are still obsessed with Iran is that Iran managed to ditch the US installed dictator, and the most powerful nation in the world can't have that.