08-21-2012, 03:40 PM
Romney's stance on Israel is the same as Obama's at this time; military action should be the last resort. However, most (Israel, US, UK..) appear to be in agreement that peaceful talks with Iran are not likely to deter them and that force is pretty much an inevitability.
"There are disagreements among different intelligence agencies, between Israeli, the United States, the French, the U.K. They all have different estimates, they all have different clocks, but very few of them are saying it is far into the future when Iran will have this capability."
Not surprising and understandable (imo) that Netanyahu, as the leader responsible for the target country, would interpret the threat as more serious in the very short term.
An interesting note: Romney worked with Netanyahu back in the 70s with Boston Consulting Group. Here's what Netanyahu said at the end of July when Romney visited Israel:
“Gov. Romney, Mitt, I wanted to welcome you to Jerusalem. We’ve known each other for many decades, since you were a young man, but for some reason, you still look young.” Netanyahu said, as Romney laughed. “You’ve been a personal friend of mine and a strong friend of the state of Israel, and that’s why it’s a pleasure to welcome you here.”
I'm in agreement that Netanyahu probably wishes to see Romney in the White House. The opposition party in Israel has criticized him for tense relations with Obama and claim that he is indeed supporting Romney.
Reference:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/29/...0729erence:
"There are disagreements among different intelligence agencies, between Israeli, the United States, the French, the U.K. They all have different estimates, they all have different clocks, but very few of them are saying it is far into the future when Iran will have this capability."
Not surprising and understandable (imo) that Netanyahu, as the leader responsible for the target country, would interpret the threat as more serious in the very short term.
An interesting note: Romney worked with Netanyahu back in the 70s with Boston Consulting Group. Here's what Netanyahu said at the end of July when Romney visited Israel:
“Gov. Romney, Mitt, I wanted to welcome you to Jerusalem. We’ve known each other for many decades, since you were a young man, but for some reason, you still look young.” Netanyahu said, as Romney laughed. “You’ve been a personal friend of mine and a strong friend of the state of Israel, and that’s why it’s a pleasure to welcome you here.”
I'm in agreement that Netanyahu probably wishes to see Romney in the White House. The opposition party in Israel has criticized him for tense relations with Obama and claim that he is indeed supporting Romney.
Reference:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/29/...0729erence: