Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem August 12, 2012. Iran has stepped up work to develop a nuclear warhead, Israeli newspapers said on Sunday, citing officials in Netanyahu's government and leaked U.S. intelligence. (Abir Sultan/Pool/REUTERS)
The World Doesn't Seem Worried By Netanyahu's Threats To Strike Iran -- Haaretz
Europe is quiet, and Obama is vague. Has the international community reconciled itself to an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, or does the world simply not believe that the PM will really do it?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are threatening to attack Iran, and the world does not seem concerned. Israel warns that its face is turned in the direction of a war that will bump up the price of oil and cause many deaths and much damage, and the world does nothing to prevent the tragedy. No emergency meetings of the UN Security Council, no dramatic diplomatic delegations, no live coverage on CNN and Al-Jazeera. There aren't even any sharp fluctuations in the price of oil and natural gas. Or in Israel's credit rating. The scene is quiet. Even Iranian counter-threats to hit Israel don't seem to worry anybody.
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My Comment: Because I am skeptical of Israeli capabilities to launch an air strike against Iran .... they lack the long range aircraft and resources necessarily for a successful strike .... even I have developed a certain disbelief on what Israeli is capable of doing .... including not taking their threats seriously when they are making their threats publicly.
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