Should The U.S. Promise To Protect Irans Neighbors?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested as much in comments last month, referring to the kind of guarantee that the U.S. has made to defend Japan, South Korea and its fellow NATO members in case of attack. Clinton later clarified that statement, saying it was a warning to Iran that the U.S. would help build up the defenses of its partners in the region to match any advantage that Iran might gain by having a nuclear weapon. “They won’t be able to intimidate and dominate as they apparently believe they can once they have a nuclear weapon,” Clinton said. NPR’s Shuster talks with experts about how far the U.S. should go to assure allies in the region, including Israel, that they would be protected from an Iranian nuclear threat. Would Israel Launch A Preemptive Strike On Iran? No country has been more adamant about preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons than Israel. Ahmadinejad’s anti-Israel rhetoric in recent years has been punctuated by threats to destroy the Jewish state. I
