Ya'alon: War with Iran inevitable

QUESTINY · 09-22-2008, 02:55 AM

Ya'alon: War with Iran inevitable

By Reuters
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1023146.html

Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Moshe "Boogie" Ya'alon said yesterday that Israel will not be able to avoid a military confrontation with Iran, and called on the international community to stand up to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as it did against Nazi Germany.

"Today, we in the West are facing the same situation, the lack of decisiveness toward a threat no less severe than that which Hitler posed in 1939," said Ya'alon yesterday, after Ahmadinejad publicly vowed to stop any attacker before he can "pull the trigger." Advertisement

The United States and its allies are seeking to step up UN sanctions on Iran over what they see as a bid to build nuclear arms. Iran denies this.

Speaking at a military parade, Ahmadinejad said the sanctions have not worked. "Iran is not in a position to show even the smallest flexibility against the bullying of the enemies. Those who wish ill for Iran will gain nothing but regret," he said. "The enemies of humanity ... had imagined that by military attack, and economic and scientific sanctions, they could break down our revolution and our nation."

Iran says it would respond to an attack by the U.S. and Israel if any such assault was made.

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QUESTINY Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 407	Ya'alon: War with Iran inevitable Ya'alon: War with Iran inevitable By Reuters http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1023146.html Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Moshe "Boogie" Ya'alon said yesterday that Israel will not be able to avoid a military confrontation with Iran, and called on the international community to stand up to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as it did against Nazi Germany. "Today, we in the West are facing the same situation, the lack of decisiveness toward a threat no less severe than that which Hitler posed in 1939," said Ya'alon yesterday, after Ahmadinejad publicly vowed to stop any attacker before he can "pull the trigger." Advertisement The United States and its allies are seeking to step up UN sanctions on Iran over what they see as a bid to build nuclear arms. Iran denies this. Speaking at a military parade, Ahmadinejad said the sanctions have not worked. "Iran is not in a position to show even the smallest flexibility against the bullying of the enemies. Those who wish ill for Iran will gain nothing but regret," he said. "The enemies of humanity ... had imagined that by military attack, and economic and scientific sanctions, they could break down our revolution and our nation." Iran says it would respond to an attack by the U.S. and Israel if any such assault was made.