If Obama thinks an attack is warranted (although not until AFTER the election) then we should be the ones who do it because only the US could have a high level of success that destroys the program.
The problem here is that Obama doesn't want it to happen on his watch. If he is not re-elected, the strike is going to happen on somebody else's watch. If he is re-elected, nothing's going to stop him from pressuring Israel not to strike.
Hence the "until 2013".
WASHINGTON (NYP) -- The US offered to give Israel advanced weaponry -- including bunker-busting bombs and refueling planes -- in exchange for Israel's agreement not to attack Iranian nuclear sites, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported Thursday.
President Obama reportedly made the offer during Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week.
Under the proposed deal, Israel would not attack Iran until 2013, after US elections in November this year. The newspaper cited unnamed Western diplomatic and intelligence sources.
Netanyahu said Monday that sanctions against Iran had not worked, adding that "none of us can afford to wait much longer" in taking action against Iran's controversial nuclear program.
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