Bush and Olmert Exploit the Iranian Threat
Amin Saikal | Australian National University | June 10, 2008
Bush and Olmert's allusions to war with Iran are the result of their foreign and domestic policy predicaments. ++ Both leaders need to create a diversion to save themselves politically, and "if either - or both - should order a military strike against Iran, it will not be because Iran has done anything that could seriously threaten either Israel or the US." ++ Since Iran has thus far remained a peaceful nuclear power, one should favor negotiation and deterrence over military action, and encourage Iran's collaboration with the IAEA.
