Biden: Israel won't attack Iran before sanctions allowed to work

Israeli talk of attacking is all macho bravado anyway. Iran is no two-bit country like Syria or Iraq. I'd say the Israelis are shared shi....less that they might have to deliver on their threats. Attack Iran and you'll unleash a Pandora's box of unexpected blowbacks that you will regret you started.

WELL SAID.TO THE POINT.KUDOS.

I think it must be somehow conforting for you to believe - from our "safe" country in the middle of Europe - that Israel should trust her neighbors and withdraw in order to get peace and security. But you don't have to confuse your "noble thoughts" with reality, expecially if you are not the person - since you will keep sitting in your Swiss armchair - who will eventually suffer the consequences of your wrong views and decisions.

thank you united states official for those words. 1 the massacres in the congo where five million have been killed in ten years is acceptable 2 the killings in dharfur are no problem 3 the mass killings in iraq are ok 4 the killings in afghanistan and pakistan are just about ok but the situation in the middle east meaning israel is untenable.israel building housing in east jerusalem is untenable but mass murder in africa is well what exactly united states official?

The song of the appeasers is "Israel is guilty for the strenghtening of iran,because it doesn't cowtow to the "pals"demands".Yeah,those bloody Jews do not want to commit suicide.A barrel of oil is much more important than a barrel of Jewish blood.

has been taken off the table. By the United States yesterday and Israel today.

In one way you are right; our future is in the hands of The Almighty. However you forget that God works through men. Didn't Hitler decide the future of the world when he decided to invade Poland in 1939?

Of course REAL sanctions (such as a naval enforced petroleum blockade) would have worked. But this is never going to happen. It is just empty talk to drag out time until ...OH My Goodness!!!!!It is too late !"

What is strengthening Iran is obama's weakness as a leader and also his stupidity towards the middle east's culture and mind set. Iran hates Israel's Jews pure and simple and want's to destroy them end of story.

It is becoming increasingly clear that on all levels, domestic, political, security, foreign policy, etc, it is a lot safer to be Obama's enemy than his friend. Fortunately, the majority of americans are coming to their senses.

The Persians know how to survive. They know how to align with the regional powers, Russia and China. They have a steady source of income. They know how to pluck the heart strings of fellow Muslims (US/Israeli Devils). They know how to get their nuclear bomb by building deep underground and playing the West off each other to resist meaningful sanctions and to buy time. A desperate US turning on a cornered Israel to force a "peace" so that Iran can be countered (a joke), is playing perfectly into Persian hands. It is embarrassing to see how the US could allow itself to be duped so easily. If the Israelis and Pals were to become best friends tomorrow,and inlaws the next, the Iranians would still want their nukes. And the region would still be forced to follow suit. Maybe the US is saying to Israel: The region is going nuclear, so make nice or you'll get nuked.

Wrong again. As long as Hizbolah 'rules' in Lebanon (through threats and terror) Lebanon cannot make peace with Israel. Remove Hizbolah, namely remove Iran from Lebanon politics and there is a chance Lebanon will make peace. And you cannot remove Iran from Lebanon politics as long as the world lets it acquire nukes. Likewise in Gaza, remove Hamas from power and there is a better chance of peace.

Everyone in the world and including the US has come to this conclusion over a decade ago, Bush senior was bold about it..Only Israel pretends that there is no link, unfortunately for Israel, no one is listening anymore..It cried wolf too many times

And all we got were rockets from Gaza. I think Hamas has to recognise Israel's right to exist and then peace is possible. I have no objection to living amongst Moslems but today's rockets proved they just don't want our existence.

The reason Israel is becoming exceedingly isolated? Your endless excuses against making peace....if it is not one thing, it is the other. Very transparent. The jig is up. Give peace a chance.

defending the state be so ready to be told what to do and told what is good for us by someone with so little knowledge of the region.and that gained from the palestinian activist rashid khalidi. why should israel abdicate its future to such people?

that i think is in the hands of the ALMIGHTY

Cipora keeps prating about how wrong Obama is. So what if he's wrong? She reminds me of the Jew being carted off to his death, whispering to his wife, 'See! I told you so!!' We are not playing 20 questions here. We are deciding the future of the world. If Obama is wrong, how should we 'handle' him? By spitting in his face? Or perhaps by at least pretending to meet him half way and getting back something for ourselves? The truth is Cipora and Netanyu just prefer to say 'I told you so!!'

there is no doubt that obama's policies are emboldening and strngthening iran and proportionally weakening the us. blaming israel for the crisis with iran is ourtageous and historically wrong. iran has regarded the us as an enemy since the islamic revolution which led to the invasion of the us embassy and the hostage taking of its diplomats. iran has been killing americans in lebanon, in iraq and afghanistan. iran has been developing nuclear weeapons and ballistic missiles for decades with the purpose of increasing its power. any attempt to link iran's nuclear weapons program with the palestinian issue is highly cynical and dishonest. such attempts at linkage only embolden iran and other islamic terrorists and increase anti-israel sentiments and even antisemitism. as such, it is irresponsible.

There is no way that Hezbollah could continue to act in the same way as today, if Lebanon would have a peace treaty with Israel. And there is also no way that Hamas could continue acting in the same way as today, if a viable Palestinian state in the West Bank would have a peace treaty with Israel, and would therefore blossom economically. Not because Hamas would wanna change, but because the people in Gaza would make them change, if they would see, how well their brothers in the West Bank are doing.

... unless one is aware of the underlying principle. *** The Muslim World cannot accept that non-Muslims have rule over any land that once has been in possession of Muslims *** Once that is understood, everything else follows. It is why no progress will ever be reached in a peace deal: It will mean acceptance of the unacceptable. Abbas knows he will be assassinated if he reaches an accord. Anyone that thinks some kind of land-for-peace arrangement will work with Pals, or Syria, or Iran is simply not paying attention.

Wrong analysis Swiss Dino. Even if all the Arabs recognised Israel as the Jewish State, Hamas and Hizbolah (aided by Syria militarily and Turkey verbally) would not recognise Israel and would continue their alliance with Iran, thus giving Iran a continued excuse to meddle in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and a good excuse to pursue a nuclear policy. However , if Hizbolah who cant' complain about Israeli occupation , and Hamas concentrated on Gaza and peace with its own people on the West Bank and Fatah, discussed peace instead of war, resulting in Jews living peacefully in their homes and Arabs living peacefully in their homes, then and only then Iran would have no excuse. In any case , the truth is Iran has no business in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or in the Arab gulf States; it is obvious Iran is the expansionist party here : expanding Islam by any means throughout the world and stealing Bahrain and other Gulf States if they could. !

Uh, Jamie, that's not what he said. He said Israel - you said Jews. One is a comment on an independent nations policy decisions, the other is a wild deeply offensive racist slur. OK?

unemployment, global warming and freezing, floods, hurricanes, stock market gains and losses and the rise of despotic regimes, and my hemmoroids and overdraft and obamas unpopularity with americans and certainly with his arab kindred. Looking for an excuse Obama and your poor advisors, for impotence in thinking and policy- this one takes the cake. You are afraid to make moves based on honesty and justice- you are just obsessed with the end result of having something to boast about before your time is up. Avoid a war with Iran and sacrifice Israel- historians will give you a passing grade- the historians you pay to write your memoirs. being a president requires special skills, and if not learned, you are going to do more damage than good with foolish notions of cause and effect. Deal with Iran honorably and properly or don't deal at all and watch the usa begin to crumble.

Every one how give weight to speech regarding Jerusalem status is giving time and strength to Iran; It's a shame. We are tired to repeat every time the same history, Palestinian want they own state? no problem but Jerusalem will never be part of it. European and Americans unfortunately do not understand that they will loose their democracies and their freedoms if nation like Iran,Syria and now Lebanon are going to win against Israel. Helping Israel now is like help our self to have a better world.

Both Abbas, Fatah, and Israel want peace. Both want land. It is negotiable. Hamas supports Iran and is supported by Iran. They want to destroy both Israel and Fatah. They do not want peace but they want land.

Try a small bit of common sense: - does Iran call the US Army the "Zionist Crusader Army"? - Does Iran exploit every opportunity to convince Muslims that it, alone, stands against the US? - Does anyone thnk that any country but the US can handle Iran? - Does anyone realize that the US Army has about 10 regular divisions, of which three have been in Iraq and a fourth in Afghanistan ever since the Bush administration decided to overthrow Saddam Hussein? Understand that American troops serve 12 - 18 month deployments, using the between-mission months to recuperate and recruit? - Count them: at any one time, eight of the ten regular divisions are in the middle east. One division stays in South Korea as a "trip-wire". - Hooah???? - Does anyone still believe the Israeli military fantasy that "one more wack in the head" will frighten Palestinians into submission? - Is there any beginning to a solution other than to give back the captured territories?

....the Iranian threat, if she would only be willing to accept the necessary compromises in order to reach an agreement with the Arab world. As I said before: There is absolutely no way, that Iran could still (even verbally) threaten Israel, if Israel would be surrounded by Arab friends and partners, instead of Arab enemies. And the U.S. administration has obviously come to exactly the same conclusion....

The Iranians do not give a damn about the Palestinians. Or why do you think, all of the transfer money for them is coming from western countries?

Vladek, so what's your point. Its been the case for centuries. The Jews are always the excuse, and the Jewish state is no different, whether there is a one-sided peace agreement in which Israel is the only side that needs to take concrete steps, or not.

With such a speech like "Oh I'm not responsible for this, the whole Arab world is against Iran and I don't do anything against their bomb but I'm still going to link it to a random event". Next time, it's gonna be McDonalds not being Halal that will make Iran give the bomb to Al-Qaida.

And I am offended at this US statement. Let the Palestinians earn concessions. Gilad Shalit is still missing, Hamas and Fatah don't talk. So who is Israel supposed to make peace with.

Obama and his logic, would have us belief that the 30 yr old mullocracy in Iran that has supported global jihad throughout is only a threat b/c of the Palestinian-Israeli impasse, this is a complete whitewash and deflection. Obama is a feckless leader that has an Arabist perspective when it comes to the middle east. Sadly, Israel must now have to go at Iran alone, b/c inane statements that try to make convenient linkages to issues totally seperate bespeaks the strategic mid of the US president and his total lack of will and understanding of the forces at play in this region!

As long as Israel clings to biblical/ideological notions and refuses to live in the political present, it will be part of the problem rather than part of the solution in the middle east.

The americans will follow their real interests and benefits in a peaceful middle east. This goal can only be achieved by stopping israeli expansion strategies.

The USA is just using Israel as the scape goat. The USA President is weak in dealing with his Moslum friends in Iran and will say and do what ever he can to avoid the real issue and sorting the Iranian nuclear problem either by diplomacy or by force.

It has nothing to do with the Palestinians. For as any sane person in the world knows, it was Arab and Muslim rejectionism that led to the Palestinian plight, and not the other way around. It has been touted by the Muslims as the excuse for decades, and forcing Israel into a one-sided "peace" the Palestinians don't agree to won't stop Iran from shipping weapons to Hamas and Hizbulla. Only once these nations recongnize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state will they stop shipping weapons. And the American Administration not keeping a single promise on the Iran issue is what's making Obama look worthless, emboldening Iran.

Israeli practices and policies towards Palestinians provides a reason for every extremist group to rage against Israel. Although Israel claims to be such a moral nation, it has failed to prove that in its actions. The zealot settlers that have captured the leadership of Israel are intent on expanding Israel at whatever cost to the Palestinians. Israel has been stripping Palestinians of their homes, farms, livelihoods and human dignity. To do so in the name of God s an affront to every Jew, Christian and Muslim.

The only thing that is strengthening Iran is Obama's desire to appease it and attack Israel.

Iran is not cynical at all, it is simply lying about the goal of its nuclear program. Cynical is for the US administration to shift the focus away from dealing with Iran (which it is either unwilling and uncapable of) to the presumed absence of progress in the Middle East process. The Arab-Israeli conflict is more than 100 years old. To claim we must first tackle this complex problem (currently a low level conflict) before we can effectively deal with Iran simply means "we don't really intend to deal with Iran, let's find somebody to blame".I remember a recent accusation by some luny that the Middle East conflict shifts the focus away from and thus impeds dealing with global warming. Must be an advisor to President Obama

Israel doesn't want to hear it, but Jim Jones is talking sense. It is undeniable that Iran exploits the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to curry favor and influence in the region--especially among the Arab street. Of course, Israel prefers to use Iran as an excuse NOT to delay focusing on peace with the Palestinians.