Israel FM pressed for world action against Iran

[Zandor]

Source: AFP

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — Calling Iran the "major source of instability" in the Middle East, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday pressed for world action to bring the Islamic Republic's "sinister ambitions to a halt."

"No responsible state disagrees that Iran is the most prominent sponsor of terrorism," she told the General Assembly session here. "It is a major source of instability and conflict in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and across the entire Middle East and is the enemy of Arab-Israeli coexistence."

"There are still those who, in the name of consensus and engagement, continue to obstruct the urgent steps which are needed to bring Iran's sinister (nuclear) ambitions to a halt," she lamented.

The UN Security Council has passed two rounds of sanctions to force Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, which can be used to supply the fuel for power generation or nuclear arms...

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[Hell Hath No Fury]

1. Bang those drums, baby, bang'em!

:eyes:

[fenriswolf]

2. yeah it's irans fault

who's creating the massive refuges, fueling secratarian violance, killing thousands of civilians and providing weapons to factions of all types? give up? its us

[movonne]

3. I really don't give a damn what Israel has to say about what we should

do...

[rodeodance]

7. our congresscritters DO.

[liberalhistorian]

9. And I'm tired of them expecting

us to do their dirty work for them all the goddamned time. They wanna get their war on, let THEM do it and leave us and our kids and families the hell out of it!

[mallard]

13. Re: "No responsible state... "

No responsible state presses for unnecessary war and demands blood and destruction for its own sense of security.

[Jacobin]

28. Think of all that yummy campaign money they would give up

if they didn't support an attack on Iran.

[RethugAssKicker]

4. SOB is just salivating for WAR, WAR, WAR......

just as in IRAQ !

[Malikshah]

5. Wow-- terrorism appears to run in the Livni family.

First her father...lovely piece of work he was

Now she's not satisfied and wants to terrorize the region.

Biography

Born in Tel Aviv,<5> Livni is the daughter of Eitan Livni,<6> a Polish-born former Irgun<7> member associated with the King David Hotel bombing who was at one time a Likud member of the Knesset.<8>

Lovely. Just frikkin lovely. :eyes: :eyes: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Scurrilous]

6. Interesting.

"Livni also urged the UN to prevent militant groups from participating in democratic elections.

"Genuine democracy is about values before it is about voting," Livni said. "No true democracy on earth allows armed militia, or groups with racist or violent agendas, to participate in elections."

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/908784.html

[Megahurtz]

8. No, You And Yours Running Your Country

are Terrorists, and the cause of all the War in the Middle East! (besides Oil of course)

I wish Israel would just STFU that evil bunch of War Mongers!:grr: And I wish the U.S. would ignore their WarDrumbeats. I am against paying my Taxes to their Military funding!!! No More War STFU!!!

[Ken Burch]

10. PLEASE tell me you don't think it's a good thing that the Israeli FM did this

You know that only reactionary things could come of a war with Iran. You know the only people killed would be innocent civilians. You know the US can't make Iran a democracy. And you know every Iranian government that ever exists will be anti-Israel.

[Zandor]

11. A strike on Iran would be premature, IMO

I can understand Israel being a little trigger happy, given the threats directed at them and their proximity to Iran.

I'm not privy to the intellegence or really know how far Iran has advanced with any nuclear ambitions, just like everyone else here.

Ruling out a first strike is foolish. That's why none of the major Democratic candidates will do it. But I trust a Democratic President to be more measured in regard to this, and that's one of many reasons I'll be voting Democratic.

[The Stranger]

14. But you stated that you believe Iran is part of an "Axis of Evil"

[Zandor]

15. "Axis of Evil"

was rhetoric from Bush. He defined it, not me.

[The Stranger]

17. But you agreed with him.

[Zandor]

18. He coined the phrase

It's not mine to say if those three countries make it up or not. It's his phrase.

I do think all three of them are threats, if that makes you feel any better.

[The Stranger]

19. But YOU said Iran is part of an "Axis of Evil" despite the fact that Neocons coined the phrase.

[Zandor]

20. Your posts are bizarre

I have no idea what your point is, assuming you have one.

[The Stranger]

24. You don't deny that you support the "Axis of Evil" rhetoric and believe Iran to be a member.

That is more than sufficient, thanks.

[Ken Burch]

23. But why would Israel EVER want a strike against Iran

When it would inevitably lead to every Arab and Muslim country launching strikes against Israel?

Wouldn't even YOU have to agree that they'd be suicidal to even think about backing such a move knowing that that would be the result?

[Phx_Dem]

26. You should read up a little

about the Middle East. The Sunni Muslim countries in the ME are not at all interested in helping Iran with anything, in fact the primary reason Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon et al were and are upset at what the US has done in Iraq is because Iraq provided a buffer or counterbalance to any possible Iranian aggression. By invading Iraq, the US has shifted the balance of power towards Iran, which was an incredibly stupid thing to do, not to mention immoral and unjustified.

[lovuian]

12. Its almost like Israel wants to be destroyed I don't get it

Do they think if they Bomb Iran they are not going to get Bombed back??? and America wants to get bombed too???

I think we got a few bureaucrats in control that don't have a clue at what they are doing

this is not Saddam and iraq this is Iran totally different

this is absolute madness

[Phx_Dem]

16. The Iranian air force

is no match for the IAF--not even close.

[Megahurtz]

21. And Just,

how would you know, really???
Aside from that, I doubt that their own Allies would just sit back and watch the Fireworks.:nuke:

[Phx_Dem]

25. The IAF bombed a target in Syria recently

And Syria couldn't do shit about it. According to military experts, Syria has the best air defenses in the ME other than Israel.

[Ken Burch]

27. I hope you aren't saying that it's a good idea for Israel to play chicken with Arab air defenses.

A country that intentionally and unjustifiably provokes its neighbors can't say it wants peace.

[candymarl]

22. Attack a Nation with Nukes?

First of all, there's no proof (see Iraq) that Iran has nukes. The Russians and the Chinese do. Neither of them is a true democracy. They have nukes that can reach other continents much less countries. Why is there no call to bomb them? The answer is that it would be suicide. Has the US EVER attacked any nation that actually HAD nukes? No. Case closed. What about the Saudis? Some of their religious leaders teach a fundamentalist form of Islam that advocates terror. Why don't the Israelis call for an attack on the Saudis?