Obama Reportedly Told Democrats Israel Will Hit Iran If Sanctions Fail

[tekisui]

Presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) purportedly told House Democrats in a private meeting Tuesday that Israel may strike Iran if sanctions on the country fail to prevent development of nuclear technology.

According to an attendee who spoke to ABC News' Jake Tapper, Obama quipped, "Nobody said this to me directly but I get the feeling from my talks that if the sanctions don’t work Israel is going to strike Iran."

An Israeli air strike on Iran has long been floated among DC circles, with the idea that Israel will strike if the US fails to act. Many in Washington see the move as political suicide, since Israel's policies are linked by Arab states to the United States. Recently, Tapper notes, an Israeli military exercise employed 150 aircraft flying over the Mediterranean in "what was seen as a dress rehearsal for an air strike."

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Obama also apparently remarked that Arab states have come around to the notion that Iran's nuclear ambitions place their region's stability in danger, because an Israeli strike would escalate tension in neighboring countries.

The Obama campaign had no comment, according to ABC.

link: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_reportedly_told_Democrats_Israel_w_0730.html

[defendandprotect]

1. It would be suicide for all of us --- and victory for religious fanatics . ..

[tekisui]

2. Yes it would be.

I wonder if this was an intentional leak from Obama for Iran and those involved with carrying out the sanctions. Letting everyone know that Israel is actually considering this?