PROLIFERATION EXPERT: WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EFFECTIVE ATTACK AGAINST IRAN'S NUKE PROGRAM IS CLOSING

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The Jerusalem Post  "US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s visit to Israel last week, Cohen said, was likely part of an American effort to ensure that Israel is not planning any unilateral military steps that would not be coordinated first with Washington.

"“The US wants itself, and also Israel, to be engaged in a thorough effort to contain Iran – like the way the Soviet Union was contained during the Cold War – meaning that for all practical purposes and short of extreme circumstances, both the US and Israel would have to put aside the military option and instead work to contain Iran,” Cohen said.

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"“My gut sense is that something happened in recent weeks which was interpreted as if Israel had made clear that the military option is alive and kicking, and Panetta wanted to make sure that Israeli independent action will not happen,” he said."

And America- which elects leaders like Obama, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich and the California legislature- will stand behind Israel and protect her?