Joe Klein, Time's political
columnist and author of six books, said the war talk coming from Israel's
leadership, in which the country's prime minister appeared to be pushing the
United States toward military action was "absolutely outrageous and disgusting."
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly criticized the
United Statesfor not doing more to thwart Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
"The world tells Israel 'Wait, there's still time'. And I say, 'Wait for what?
Wait until when?'" Netanyahu said Tuesday, speaking in English.
"Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran
don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel," he added,
addressing a news conference with Bulgaria's prime minister.
"I don’t think I’ve ever, in the 40 years I’ve been doing this, have heard of
another example of an American ally trying to push us into war as blatantly and
trying to influence an American election as blatantly as Bibi Netanyahu and the
Likud party in Israel is doing right now," Klein said during Morning Joe
Wednesday. "I think it’s absolutely outrageous and disgusting. It’s not a way
that friends treat each other. It’s cynical and brazen."
While the United States and Israel continue to argue over what diplomatic steps
are necessary prior to any military action, Klein called war with the country,
"a fool’s errand." "It would be a ridiculous war," he said.
Klein suggested that U.S. sanctions against the country are hurting not only the
people of Iran, but also its business class and the Revolutionary Guards.
"The Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful force in the country, control 30%
to 40% of the economy and these sanctions are really biting them," he said.
"Very soon they’re going to start hampering the Revolutionary Guards ability to
buy weapons and to pay their members."
He also suggested that should Iran develop a nuclear weapon the policy already
in place for nuclear armed countries, containment, could work.
Moreover, though, Klein, who has visited Iran, said the leadership "do not want
to have their country destroyed by American weaponry or Israeli weaponry," and
will try to avoid war.
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