Netanyahu vows to defeat Iran's 'aggressive empire'

[FarCenter]

WASHINGTON (AFP) -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a break from his legal woes Tuesday to denounce the "radical tyranny" of Iran in a hawkish address before a pro-Israel lobby group in Washington.

Netanyahu, who faces an intensifying corruption probe at home, was among friends in the US capital, where he delivered a speech to the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a day after talks with President Donald Trump.

He thanked Trump for his vow to tear up the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if it is not strengthened to prevent Tehran from resuming its alleged quest for atomic weapons, and said Israel and its Arab neighbors would back such a move.

To bolster his case he presented an ominous map with the countries of the Middle East that he accuses Iran of seeking to dominate -- such as war-torn Syria and Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Gaza -- colored in black.

"Darkness is descending on our region. Iran is building an aggressive empire," he declared, accusing Tehran of exploiting its role supporting Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war to set up permanent bases on Israel's border.

"The force behind so much of what is bad is this radical tyranny in Iran. I have a message for you today, it's a very simple one: we must stop Iran, we will stop Iran," he said.

http://www.france24.com/en/20180306-netanyahu-vows-defeat-irans-aggressive-empire

[SummerSnow]

1. So um, will you 'defeat' them alone?

[FarCenter]

2. He's interested in leading the Sunni crusade against the Shiites.

"Netanyahu used his AIPAC speech to argue that Washington and Israel would not be alone when they choose to confront Iran, saying many Arab countries would side with the Jewish state over their common enemy."

[Me.]

3. From His Prison Cell?

[KG]

4. who will be their next fake enemy

[Fred Sanders]

6. Iran gave up its nuclear weapons and development...Israel refuses. What is nuclear armed Israel

all fearful of??? Bibi sows fear and exploits it, centuries old ploy of a politician who can offer nothing else.

[CanonRay]

5. He needs a war to take the heat off himself

a little Wag the Dog if you please.