John Bolton, the former American ambassador to the United Nations, has predicted that Israel could attack Iran after the November presidential election but before George W Bush's successor is sworn in. ... Moreover, he is saying that Arab opinion would favor the Israeli raid on Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, privately. .... 'It's clear that the administration has essentially given up that possibility,' he said. 'I don't think it's serious any more. If you had asked me a year ago I would have said I thought it was a real possibility. I just don't think it's in the cards.'Israel, however, still had a determination to prevent a nuclear Iran, he argued. The 'optimal window' for strikes would be between the November 4 election and the inauguration on January 20, 2009. 'The Israelis have one eye on the calendar because of the pace at which the Iranians are proceeding both to develop their nuclear weapons capability and to do things like increase their defences by buying new Russian anti-aircraft systems and further harden the nuclear installations . 'They're also obviously looking at the American election calendar. My judgement is they would not want to do anything before our election because there's no telling what impact it could have on the election.' ...
Israel 'will attack Iran' before new US president sworn in, John Bolton
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John Bolton, the former American ambassador to the United Nations, has predicted that Israel could attack Iran after the November presidential election but before George W Bush's successor is sworn in. ... Moreover, he is saying that Arab opinion would favor the Israeli raid on Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, privately. .... 'It's clear that the administration has essentially given up that possibility,' he said. 'I don't think it's serious any more. If you had asked me a year ago I would have said I thought it was a real possibility. I just don't think it's in the cards.'Israel, however, still had a determination to prevent a nuclear Iran, he argued. The 'optimal window' for strikes would be between the November 4 election and the inauguration on January 20, 2009. 'The Israelis have one eye on the calendar because of the pace at which the Iranians are proceeding both to develop their nuclear weapons capability and to do things like increase their defences by buying new Russian anti-aircraft systems and further harden the nuclear installations . 'They're also obviously looking at the American election calendar. My judgement is they would not want to do anything before our election because there's no telling what impact it could have on the election.' ...
