Netanyahu has been saying Iran was months away from building an atomic bomb since February 1995!
Hard to believe that I am agreeing with MTG!
But in this, she’s right!
Hard to believe that I am agreeing with MTG!
But in this, she’s right!
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
I guess that's the line that ensures American voter support for the actions taken yesterday. 'In the name of freedom'.
Whatever the eventual outcome.
News in the UK this morning saying half the Arab nations in the region are angry at the U.S bases in their respective countries have/are/will be used to push the regime change doctrine having launched strikes from there yesterday.
Trying to cover their backs in case of retaliation escalation today i suspect
Whatever the eventual outcome.
News in the UK this morning saying half the Arab nations in the region are angry at the U.S bases in their respective countries have/are/will be used to push the regime change doctrine having launched strikes from there yesterday.
Trying to cover their backs in case of retaliation escalation today i suspect
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What the record shows more clearly:
Early 1990s → “years away” framing. Netanyahu was already warning in the early 1990s that Iran was only a few years from nuclear-weapons capability (often summarized as “3–5 years”).
1995 → still “3–5 years” / “few years” language (in print). In his 1995 book Fighting Terrorism, he wrote a version of “best estimates… place Iran between three and five years away…” from the prerequisites for independent nuclear weapons production.
2012 UN “red line” era → “months” / specific seasonal deadlines. The famous bomb-diagram speech set a concrete threshold and implied urgency on the order of months (i.e., “by spring/summer”).
2020s assessments → dispute over “how close.” Reporting has repeatedly noted the gap between Israel’s most urgent claims and other assessments (IAEA/US intelligence) about whether Iran is actually building a weapon versus shortening “breakout” time by enriching uranium.
Early 1990s → “years away” framing. Netanyahu was already warning in the early 1990s that Iran was only a few years from nuclear-weapons capability (often summarized as “3–5 years”).
1995 → still “3–5 years” / “few years” language (in print). In his 1995 book Fighting Terrorism, he wrote a version of “best estimates… place Iran between three and five years away…” from the prerequisites for independent nuclear weapons production.
2012 UN “red line” era → “months” / specific seasonal deadlines. The famous bomb-diagram speech set a concrete threshold and implied urgency on the order of months (i.e., “by spring/summer”).
2020s assessments → dispute over “how close.” Reporting has repeatedly noted the gap between Israel’s most urgent claims and other assessments (IAEA/US intelligence) about whether Iran is actually building a weapon versus shortening “breakout” time by enriching uranium.
BohoBabe · M
I remember back when Obama was president, the Daily Show was making fun of Netanyahu by playing clips of him claiming Iran was months away from building a nuke, in order to show us that he's been telling this lie for decades. Now it's like 10 years later, and Netanyahu is still telling the same lie.
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
