Pentagon chiefs fear that plans drawn up by Israel to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities will fail because of Tel Aviv's lack of intelligence, a report says.
According to a report published by the Sunday Telegraph, American commanders worry that despite having 'no guarantee' of Israel's ability to stop Iran's nuclear progress, Tel Aviv may have plans to launch a premature military strike on Iran.
A Pentagon official familiar with recent talks between Israeli generals and Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen told the paper that any attack on Iran is likely to fail due to lack of intelligence.
He explained that neither the CIA nor the Mossad know the precise location and the vulnerabilities of Iranian nuclear sites.
"The Israelis have a real sense of urgency. They are stepping up their preparations," the paper quoted another official familiar with the Israel-US military talks as saying.
And, excuse me please.., but Bushie and the government could stop Israel from striking Iran if he/they really wanted too. In my opinion, Bush and the Evilites in Washington DC (and this includes both Houses of Congress) are using Israel as a front. In my opinion Mullen's recent visit to Israel to confer with Israel's chief military commander was to convey Bushie's and the Neocons' directives and co-plans. By this strategy, Bushie and the War Hogs in Congress hope to use the excuse that "Israel attacked Iran first; the U.S. did not but now that our troops in Iraq and in the region or under threat; not to mention Israel, the U.S. MUST come to the defense of our American forces in the region and also Israel's. That is the scenario, as far as I am concerned. Israel as a whole could not roll over in bed without Washington's approval. This is the game. This is the plan. Israel will be blamed for precipitating an ever widening regional conflict and the U.S. will "be forced" to defend her own interests in the region. This is the wool attempting to be pulled over the eyes of Americans and a watching, skeptical world. And those of you who look to Obama to save us from a world war and the insanity of Washington's blood lusters, you are as big a pack of fools as the Evangelicals were to believe Bushie's claim to being one of them.
"The Americans had spies in Iran until they were rounded up in 2003 and now they do not have much by way of humint (human intelligence) on the ground.
The Israelis have better information. But the Americans went away from the meetings unconvinced that the Israelis have enough intelligence on where to strike, and with little confidence that they will be able to destroy the nuclear program," the official added.
The report comes as Israel, which accuses Tehran of developing atomic bombs, is reportedly persuading the White House to give the green light to a Tel Aviv military strike against Iran.
Isaac Ben-Israel, a former Israeli air force general, claimed last week that while hitting the scattered nuclear facilities in Iran would be 'difficult', Tel Aviv can successfully halt the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
This is while Iran insists its nuclear activities are aimed at providing fuel for its under-construction power plants. Tehran argues that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it is entitled to a civilian nuclear program.
In its most recent report, the UN nuclear watchdog conceded that there is no link between the use of nuclear material and the 'alleged studies' of weaponization in Iran's nuclear facilities.
