- 27 Feb 2015 19:28
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Maybe, maybe he has an electoral strategy of using Iran as a bogey-man. Or maybe he doesn't really think Iran would become neutral or pro-Western if the deal was signed. Or maybe he thinks Iran would try to fight Israel through its proxies more intensely if it went nuclear.
Personally, I don't think a nuclear Iran is the end of the world from an Israeli perspective. It might even be in its long-term strategic interest under the right conditions (conditions I'm sure you won't like for ideological reasons).
Rei Murasame wrote:I've edited my post to explain. I'm impatient though because I'm really tired of having to repeat this stuff. Everyone knows this stuff already except Israelis apparently.
I used to think that Israel was doing this nonsense against Iran because they had some kind of nefarious agenda that needed to be figured out, but then looking at Netanyahu, I realise now that he's actually just irrational. Netanyahu is the kind of guy who would oppose Iran even if Iran's leadership were literally a collection of CIA plants.
Maybe, maybe he has an electoral strategy of using Iran as a bogey-man. Or maybe he doesn't really think Iran would become neutral or pro-Western if the deal was signed. Or maybe he thinks Iran would try to fight Israel through its proxies more intensely if it went nuclear.
Personally, I don't think a nuclear Iran is the end of the world from an Israeli perspective. It might even be in its long-term strategic interest under the right conditions (conditions I'm sure you won't like for ideological reasons).