On Jun 9, 2009, at 4:48 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
> Why would action be impossible without US involvement?
>
Because they can't reach Iran without going through US-controlled air
space.
>
> --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:
> This is very much Netanyahu's point of view, and from this point of
> view follows the idea that he might simply say no to the United
> States on the settlements issue and live easily with the
> consequences. The weakness in this argument is that, while Israel
> does not now face strategic issues it can't handle, it could in the
> future. Indeed, while Netanyahu is urging action on Iran, he knows
> that action is impossible without U.S. involvement.
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos