Rumsfeld: Israel Should Not Tell USA Before Attacking Iran

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Iran

Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave Israel some advice:

5 August 2012

Israel shouldn’t notify the US on Iran strike, says former US defense secretary…

Any Israeli leader who hears repeated calls by Iran for his country to be annihilated or wiped off the map, “has to know that it’s that prime minister’s responsibility to see that that doesn’t happen,” he said…“Israel’s intelligence on Iran is excellent,” the two-time defense secretary said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the tools to make the right decision.

Rumsfeld said if he were in the Israeli government, he wouldn’t “notify the United States government of any intent” to take action against Iran. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-has-excellent-intelligence-on-iran-says-former-secretary-of-state/

Without going into all the reasons why or why not Israel should consult with the USA, it needs to be emphasized that an attack on Iran by Israel does not mean that Israel will get away with little or no cost.

The reality is that the cost to Israel (and likely the USA) for a regional war involving Iran and/or Syria will be higher than many in the USA or Israel believe. Israel, and possibly the USA, will be weakened by a regional conflict involving Iran. Between terrorist acts, sustained resistance, chemical weapons, biological weapons, emp-type bombs, and/or even disruptions of the internet, Iran and/or Syria can inflict significant damage to their enemies. Yet, the USA and the tiny of nation of Israel would not be “eliminated” by that–it will come later, by the King of the North (cf. Daniel 11:39) before he takes on the King of the South (Daniel 11:40). But since Iran will not be the King of the South and Syria apparently will support that King, the situation in those countries will change–and this certainly could happen from an attack involving Israel.

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