- will disclose the entirety of their nuclear program;
- will provide full access to all of the facilities; and
- will not covertly move towards nuclear weapons.
It can best be called a policy of “hope”.
Those Acting: Israel Bombing the Bomb If Israel is convinced that the Iranians are good on their word, than they have reason to be concerned as Iran has threatened to destroy Israel.
Israel has long taken the approach that hope is not a policy. It sits in too volatile a region to believe in the good faith of its neighbors that have declared war on the country. Peace is something that is fought for and defended.
Decisive action has led to extended windows of peace for Israel. In 1981, Israel destroyed the Iraqi nuclear reactor that was due to go live. In 2007, Israel bombed the Syrian nuclear reactor that was being constructed with the help of North Korea. In 1967, Israel acted preemptively to thwart the attacks of Egypt and Syria which enabled a very quick victory. When Israel decided to remain passive, such as the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the country was almost overrun.
Netanyahu has pleaded for very tough sanctions against Iran. It has used malware and cyber-attacks against Iran. Israel has reportedly assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists (to the chagrin of the United States). It has advocated for putting all options on the table, including military force as it used against the facilities in Syria and Iraq.
The way forward with Iran has two very different paths:
- Obama has advocated a policy of hope and has enlisted a quorum of party loyalists who will not listen to alternatives.
- Israel has deployed policies of actions and has an eclectic group of Arab neighbors that support its position.
Will the future safety of the world belong to those that party-with-their-party or those that bomb-the-bomb?
Related FirstOne.Through articles:
Fairness versus Safety: https://firstonethrough.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/the-gap-between-fairness-and-ramifications-wmds-in-iraq-and-iran/
Obama’s Iranian Red Line: https://firstonethrough.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/obamas-iranian-red-line/
