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Will Israel launch an massive air strike against key nuclear locations in Iran?

Will Israel strike key nuclear locations in Iran and withdraw?

Israel has demonstrated in the past it ability to penetrate enemy territory, flex its military strength, and then withdraw.
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September 27, 2009 03:34 PM
No i do not think that Israel will launch a massive air strike against key nuclear locations in Iran. If they do they will face sharp rebuke from the global international community. Also it would not be in the best interest of Israel to do so. Unlike the Palestinians the Iran government are more equip to combat the Israelis. It would be more political correct for Israel to back America and other countries to perform sanctions on Iran. It would not be in the best interest of the nation to use the Doctrine of Preemptive Strike reason Iran is claiming that it is only using the nuclear power to produce electricity. Also America diplomacy will play a significant role. Unlike the previous administration the current one is about resolving issues without using military force. America would try to persuade Israel to use a more diplomatic and political route to solve the issue before they attack Iran.
Here are some very informative articles about the questions.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3782326,00.html
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LQ156361.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8268558.stm
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3782326,00.html
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LQ156361.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8268558.stm

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September 27, 2009 04:38 PM
rebuke is not their concern, survival is!

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September 29, 2009 06:45 PM
Dream on!

Although I agree with you that America "will try to play" a significant diplomacy role, but if you naively think, basing your conclusión just on all this sources and articles...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3782326,00.html
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LQ156361.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8268558.stm

...you are as blind as the Iranians by thinking Israel is not capable of doing operations such as this:

Operation Opera, the 1981 attack on Irak´s nuclear reactor of Osirak at Tammuz.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/OsirakLocation.gif

..after the attack.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/2004/isg-final-report/ch4_anxf_img23.jpg

Operation Al-Kibar, the 2007 attack on Syrias nuclear reactor of Al-Kibar at the Western Desert.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zlQH3hY9j-E/SRr4fcgrO0I/AAAAAAAABII/4afLxsDmG3E/s400/al-kibar.jpg

Before... an after the attack.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04/24/article-0-01056D9400000578-321_468x286_popup.jpg

Ilan Ramon´s F-16 fighter which participated in the Osirak attack. Take a close look at the triangular emblem of the attack on the nose cone of the plane.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IAF_F-16A_Netz_243_kill_marks.jpg/800px-IAF_F-16A_Netz_243_kill_marks.jpg

Still think they won´t attack?

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September 29, 2009 07:33 PM
Excellent rebuttal

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September 30, 2009 12:18 AM
Israel historical pattern has been to use Air tactical advantage, strike first, neutralize the target, and withdraw. Israels airplanes can penetrate Iranian air space, suppress the anti-aircraft defense system, destroy key nuclear site with precision, and withdraw without heavy causality. The surgical maneuver will be short term. The nuclear threat will be neutralized and the political fallout will be endured.

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September 30, 2009 02:54 AM
Exactly, except for the short term part. After survival is achieved.. the rest doesn´t matter.

As for the airstrike it self, am affraid one airstrike will not be enough and the attack will be more of a whole scale bombing campaingn than anything else.

Simply put, there are to many Iranian targets as to handle them in one single stroke. The fist one will be the key one, thow. After strike on vital command ancontrol centers, and some key air defense network points, the full fledge campaing will roll on, perhaps during from three or four straight days all the way to two weeks.

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