Israel: Public U.S. Objections To Military Attack Serve Iran's Interests

[Purveyor]

Israel has protested to the United States over recent comments by senior American officials critical of any Israeli attack on Iran, saying this criticism "served Iran's interests."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other senior officials made their displeasure known to Tom Donilon, U.S. national security adviser who has been in Israel this week.

A senior Israeli official said Netanyahu and Barak told Donilon of their dissatisfaction with the interview given by Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, to CNN on Sunday.

Dempsey said "I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran," and a strike "would be destabilizing" and "not prudent."

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Yet publicly supporting a military attack on Iran

helps everybody how?

Israel seems to want to attack Iran badly but seems to be getting scared that we might not back them up?

[TheWraith]

2. Boy, that sounds awfully familiar.

Sort of reminds me of the way some people on DU respond to criticism: if you disagree with The Plan, you're helping the enemy!

[gratuitous]

3. Our masters have spoken

And it's time for all good Americans to line up and be counted on the side of our national religion, the High Church of Redemptive Violence. Criticism of the tenets of the faith only serve the interest of the Enemy. We are all well advised to watch what we say, lest we fall prey to the Enemy's snares.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. Iran getting a nuclear weapon might actually be a good thing.

Having a nuclear weapon is probably the only reason we haven't gone ahead with a full blown invasion of Pakistan. It certainly seems to be the only sure fire way to get some respect from the warmonger types.

[Scootaloo]

5. "You're with us or against us!"

How do the people of Israel tolerate being governed by these thugs?

[madmom]

6. Are they trying to censor us?

[flexnor]

7. peace is hate speech

and people oppose war as a cover for their anti-semitism

[superpatriotman]

8. No. It serves U.S. interests

Which is what we're interested in.

[Lionessa]

9. Poor Israel not happy we aren't acting the lapdog? Aw

[Dawson Leery]

10. As Robert Gates said, the most ungreatful "ally" the US has.