horse of george

See Israelis just conducted military run through of attack on Iranian nuke sites - large deployment of F-16s with fuel tankers on 900 mile trip over the Mediterranean, the exact distance to Iran's main nuclear facility. They did this so everyone with vested interest in Iran's nuclear ambitions would notice. Some have pointed out rightly that this is to send a message: we're prepared to stop this thing if no one else can. Nobody seems to be pointing out though that sending a message of this sort pretty much commits Israel to act on its implied threat should the problem persist: Israel has shown in its history that it really doesn't make idle threats, views them as dangerous, and that one would be foolish to doubt their resolve or imagine they're bluffing. No one seems to be noticing that with these maneuvers Israel has just upped the ante significantly. The remorseless logic of war will soon reach a point where its conclusions cannot be denied.