Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg interviewed Benjamin Netanyahu and came away with some unsettling comments that raise the issue of an Israeli air assault on Iran if President Obama cannot convince Khameni to cease its nuclear program. Netanyahu raises some good points regarding the state of Arab relations and Iranian nuclear aspirations. Some of his claims, however, are more than a bit fantastic. (I'm trying to step away from my tendency to under-state.) I'm troubled by the demonization of Iranian leaders. He paints MA, Khameni, and any Iranian leader as messianic and a non-rational actor bent upon obliterating Israel. Whenever you take that step, not only do you extinguish the other party's humanity, one's decision making is forced by the supposed insanity of the other party.
Despite Israel's nuclear opacity, no one has any doubts that Israel's nuclear arsenal is technologically advanced--that is, designed with accurate delivery and guidance systems, various types of warheads, and a nearly unrivaled regional military machine. Nevertheless, there is good question to wonder if Israel can deliver the knock out blow, or merely attack and foster the birth of a whole new mess with implications that far exceeded the original threat.
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