Israels forsvarsminister Ehud Barak sa søndag at Israel må være forberedt på at krigen kan være rett rundt hjørnet. Det var påfallende hvor sterkt Barak understreket at Israel må være forberedt på uventet dramatikk.
Det er Barak som personlig har ledet forberedelsene til angrepet på Syrias atomanlegg 6. september, skriver Sunday Times. Kildene sier at den forrige forsvarsministeren, Amir Peretz, ikke hadde kompetanse til en så dristig operasjon.
Uzi Arad, eks-Mossad og policy-rådgiver for daværende statsminister Benjamin Netayanhu, sier til Newsweek at verden vil bli sjokkert når den får vite sannheten om Syria-operasjonen.
I do know what happened, and when it comes out, it will stun everyone.“
Barak kom med sine advarsler til israelerne under den årlige minnestunden for falne soldater.
Barak said that the lesson from the 1973 war is that “on security matters, we cannot be deceived by apparent and imagined calm. We need self-control, vigilance, and an experienced and stable hand at the helm.”
The defense minister also said that “on matters pertaining to our national security, the strength of Israel must be alert and fit at all times. We must always cultivate and enhance the decisive and quality advantage of this strength, along with the warrior spirit and the tools of war.”
Det lød nesten som en advarsel om forestående krig. Sikkerhetseksperter tror Syria vil hevne seg for angrepet, men når og hvordan er umulig å forutsi.
NTB skrev at “Ingen har tidligere anklaget Syria for å ha ambisjoner i den retning.”. Men dette er dette er grovt villedende. Det har vært flere antydninger om syrisk interesse for atomvåpen. Tidligere FN-ambassadør Bolton skal ha ønsket å fremføre disse mistankene offentlig, men ble stoppet.
Whether Syria is actively pursuing a nuclear program has been the subject of fierce debate in Washington for several years. The dispute was at the center of the fight in 2005 over the nomination of John R. Bolton to become ambassador to the United Nations.
At the time, several intelligence officials said they had clashed in 2002 and 2003 with Mr. Bolton, then an under secretary of state, about the extent of Syria’s unconventional weapons programs. According to the officials, Mr. Bolton wanted to include information in a public speech about a Syrian nuclear program that could not be corroborated by intelligence agencies.
In recent interviews, Mr. Bolton has suggested that the Israeli strike may have partly vindicated his view.
Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate on Weapons
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