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Israel attack on Iran
will land Israel in disaster: Mofaz
Former
Israeli deputy prime minister, Shaul Mofaz (file photo)
A former deputy of Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a military attack against Iran over its
nuclear energy program will drag Tel Aviv into the vortex of a
disastrous war.
"I hope very much we don't reach such a
war because it would be a disaster,” Shaul Mofaz said in an interview
with Channel 2 of Israeli television on Friday.
He described Israel’s possible strike against Iran as “hasty” and “irresponsible” and reiterated that a military attack could only “delay” Tehran’s nuclear energy program but would “bring upon us a disastrous war," Reuters reported.(1. Post attack on Iran will encourage the mullahs to convert an otherwise peaceful legitimate civilian nuclear program into a nuclear bomb program, with the help of other countries. Those elements in Iran security who would like a nuke bomb program would have a stronger hand within the regime, after any attack.
2. A far greater physical logistical military security effort will be required by Israel to prevent a live nuke bomb program there after in Iran after an attack, then is required now under the International IAEA inspection regime of the peaceful present civilian nuke program.
3. Will encourage some of the 40 or so countries around the world who have "Surge programs" to go for full nuclear bomb programs........some of these countries may not all be favourably disposed to Israel, and its unilateral security policies which destabilises the world.
4. Through insecurity paranoia and hegemony via the USA mostly, Israel will make an otherwise acceptable situation far worse.)
The US, Israel and some of their allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Tel Aviv has repeatedly threatened Tehran with a military strike to pressure it to halt its nuclear energy work.
On August 9, Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Ehud Barak told Israeli radio, "We are determined to prevent Iran from becoming nuclear and all the options are on the table. When we say it, we mean it.”
Iran refutes the allegations over its nuclear energy program and maintains that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a committed member of the International Atomic Energy Agency it has every right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Iranian officials have also promised a crushing response to any military strike against the country.
