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"...why does anybody care what he says...?"
Seriously?
I suspect when Netanyahu speaks, the U.S. government is, generally and specifically, listening. Very carefully so. So too others. Case it's not clear to you, the Prime Minister of Israel's POV is closely considered when it comes to matters of the middle east. Especially when it comes to discussions regarding Iran and nukes.
Thanks for the history lesson but I don't recall asking. I know who said "trust but verify". Watched it in fact. Your point? Your definition of "oxymoron" notwithstanding, it took considerable trust by Reagan, Gorbachev and others to even initiate START 1 talks. Especially Gorbachev. Reality isn't quite as crystalline as Merriam-Webster's. Reagan's aphorism remains valid and relevant.
"the US can counter by offering an umbrella. Suspect it already exists, announcing it will be a formality. So whatever potential advantages nukes bring to Iran are moot."
Oh! Goodness. Done that easily, eh? Is that why our nuclear umbrella assured European stability in the seventies and eighties despite an overwhelming Soviet conventional arms advantage? Probably explains why we never re-armed conventionally.
Iran holds a decisive assymetric advantage in the Persian gulf region if able to exploit it properly. Nuclear weapons provide IRAN with an umbrella of its own underwhich to promote assymetric warfare with a callous disregard to deniability.
"...why does anybody care what he says...?"
Seriously?
I suspect when Netanyahu speaks, the U.S. government is, generally and specifically, listening. Very carefully so. So too others. Case it's not clear to you, the Prime Minister of Israel's POV is closely considered when it comes to matters of the middle east. Especially when it comes to discussions regarding Iran and nukes.
Thanks for the history lesson but I don't recall asking. I know who said "trust but verify". Watched it in fact. Your point? Your definition of "oxymoron" notwithstanding, it took considerable trust by Reagan, Gorbachev and others to even initiate START 1 talks. Especially Gorbachev. Reality isn't quite as crystalline as Merriam-Webster's. Reagan's aphorism remains valid and relevant.
"the US can counter by offering an umbrella. Suspect it already exists, announcing it will be a formality. So whatever potential advantages nukes bring to Iran are moot."
Oh! Goodness. Done that easily, eh? Is that why our nuclear umbrella assured European stability in the seventies and eighties despite an overwhelming Soviet conventional arms advantage? Probably explains why we never re-armed conventionally.
Iran holds a decisive assymetric advantage in the Persian gulf region if able to exploit it properly. Nuclear weapons provide IRAN with an umbrella of its own underwhich to promote assymetric warfare with a callous disregard to deniability.
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