Word is that Defense Minister Ehud Barak is no longer as gung ho about an attack on Iran as his media interviews suggest. Haaretz's Amir Oren reported this week that Barak opposes launching an attack on the eve of the U.S. elections, and that he may be aiming to join a party headed by Tzipi Livni and to become defense minister in a Livni government.
Reshuffling the deck: Barak now opposes Israeli strike on Iran, sources say
People who have met the defense minister in recent weeks say he cites his objections with the same conviction and skill he used to support an attack just two months ago.
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