by Jerry Gordon and Mike Bates (October 2009)
It is against this background that the WEBY-NER radio panel discussed the prevailing issues regarding likely Middle East peace proposals, retreats from the Bush Administration European Missile Defense initiative by the Obama Administration, the roiling Iranian nuclear and missile threats, Israeli PM Netanyahu’s mysterious trip to Russia, the much maligned UN Goldstone Report on alleged human rights violations by Israel and Hamas during Operation Cast lead in Gaza and the emergence of an alleged “pro Israel, pro Peace lobby group,” J Street, functioning with Arab, Iranian and leftist financial support against Israel’s interests.
Brzezinski that U.S. might, in the case of a hypothetical Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, actually engage in shooting down Israeli aircraft?
Ahmadinejad and his Revolutionary Guard, the IRGC. From an Israeli point of view, Israel could clearly defend itself. However, it certainly raises a lot of questions here about, what seems to be an unprecedented American weakness in its response.
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