“The biggest mystery right now is whether Israel will attack or not. The American media are constantly addressing the issue – analyzing the hints, the subtext and the alleged differences between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu; spending a lot of time – too much time – allowing every expert to contemplate if the IDF can or cannot do it; asking if Israel will or won’t tell the US ahead of time, speculating if anyone can stop the Israelis.

Well, the truth is that US President Barack Obama has a quick and safe way to prevent Israel from attacking Iran.

He should just say: “Trust me!” – but in a persuasive way.

Obama promised the American people that the United States will not allow Iran to go nuclear. This was not said to please Israelis but to convey a strategic interest of the US. It is a promise that in every way is a test of the president’s leadership.

If he does not keep his word, he will lose everything: his integrity, his support, the Middle East, his Arab allies. That’s why he must create a reliable threat that he is willing to act at some point, to give the order to the US military to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.”

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