Israeli army chief of staff: Iran isn’t building a nuclear bomb and is rational
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz’s comments would appear to undercut the argument that the Israeli prime minister has been making for a preemptive attack on Iran. He also said that 2012 is not necessarily the year when Israel must act. “This is a critical year, but not necessarily ‘go, no-go.’" He also said that, “I think ...
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz’s comments would appear to undercut the argument that the Israeli prime minister has been making for a preemptive attack on Iran. He also said that 2012 is not necessarily the year when Israel must act. “This is a critical year, but not necessarily 'go, no-go.'"
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz’s comments would appear to undercut the argument that the Israeli prime minister has been making for a preemptive attack on Iran. He also said that 2012 is not necessarily the year when Israel must act. “This is a critical year, but not necessarily ‘go, no-go.’"
He also said that, “I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people.”
I think this is good news.
The guy on the right in the photo looks pretty tough. I wonder what he thinks?
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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