Will Israel Attack Iran?

A former Mossad chief thinks they should:

HERZLIYA, Israel – Israel should use force to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, urged a former director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency in an exclusive interview with WND.

The comments from Meir Amit, one of the most esteemed figures in the Israeli intelligence establishment, are significant since, until now, he has refused to support an attack against Iran.

"I am in favor of using the power of force against Iran, because if we let things go as they are we will find ourselves in a very dangerous situation," Amit said. "We have good intelligence, and we shall decide what is the right timing for any attack."
Asked about media speculation and statements from officials and former officials that the best window of opportunity for Israel to attack Iran is before President Bush leaves office in January, Amit responded that U.S. politics should not be a consideration.

He also said Israel should not regard the pro-dialogue policies of presidential candidate Barack Obama in its decision on whether or when to attack Iran.

"I suggest we cannot take Obama as a point to influence our activities. We have to control our own activities and decide the right timing," he said.

Mort Kondracke on Special Report yesterday repeated an interesting theory that's going around Washington. The story goes that Israel will attack, and will do so before the November election. Why? Barack Obama would be petrified to criticize Israel for such an attack given the support he needs from Jewish voters, and McCain would likely back such an attack. Consequently, Israel would get a free ride from the presidential candidates even though the rest of the world would be screaming. We'll see.