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Gus4/08/2009 11:51:45 am PDT

re: #3 Killian Bundy

Biden warns Israel off any attack on Iran

/just in case you still had any illusions as to who’s side the Obama administration is on

Maybe yes, maybe no but it does seem to be a continuing policy. I did a little search and found this:

Don’t bomb Iran, Bush warns Israel

BY RICHARD SISK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Wednesday, July 2nd 2008, 9:47 PM

WASHINGTON - President Bush and the top U.S. military commander warned Israel Wednesday against bombing Iran, suggesting the U.S. doesn’t want to get involved in a third war.

“This is a very unstable part of the world and I don’t need it to be more unstable,” Adm. Mike Mullen, the Joint Chiefs chairman, said at a briefing.
Bush said, “I have made it clear to all parties [including Israel] that the first option is diplomacy,” in getting Iran to stop enriching uranium that could be used for a nuclear weapon.

The warnings came after the disclosure that Israel had conducted air operations over the Mediterranean that could simulate a strike on Iran.

This was well known in the latter part of last year. You can find other articles in this search.