Former Mossad Chief: Israeli Strike On Iran Will Lead To Regional War

[Purveyor]

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said in a television interview on Tuesday that if Israel attacks Iran, it will be dragged into a regional war.

According to Dagan, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas will respond with massive rocket attacks on Israel. In that scenario, Syria may join in the fray, Dagan said on the television program “Uvda”.

Dagan also followed up on recent public comments that he made on the topic, after which he was criticized for speaking out on, saying that the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Finance Minister cannot prevent him from speaking his mind. “We are not living in an undemocratic country; in democratic countries, even people like me have the right to express their opinions,” Dagan said.

Dagan added that such a war would take a heavy toll in terms of loss of life and would paralyze life in Israel. These comments were in response to a recent remark by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in which he claimed that if a war breaks out between Israel and Iran, it would result in no more than 500 dead Israelis.

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[Ken Burch]

1. rec'd before this is shipped off to the I/P "Cone Of Silence".

n/t.

[teddy51]

2. The problem is, it has the potential to create a World War not just regional.

I know the Bush's and Cheney's might be salivating about some think like that, but probably not most of us so much.

[denverbill]

5. Yes China is pretty much saying they will protect Iran already.

And I'm not exactly sure who Pakistan would side with. Those two aren't exactly pushovers.

[teddy51]

6. Now add Russia to that mix, and look out. Of course there is also

North Korea, who knows.

[villager]

3. Sounds like Ehud Barak thinks it would be a "cakewalk?"

n/t

[Response]

8. The Iranians will shower them with flowers.

[CJCRANE]

4. _

[Marnie]

7. I disagree.

"...if Israel attacks Iran, it will be dragged into a regional war..."

No. If Israel attacks Iran, it, Israel, will start a regional war.

There is a difference and the consequences could be apocalyptic.

[Sherman A1]

9. Precisely

The war will be the same, just a matter of how it starts. In any case you are absolutely correct.