'US afraid of an Israeli strike in Iran'

There are many stories out there like this: US afraid Israel will strike Iran.

With all due respect may I call bullshit? This is a fucking "cover your ass" position by the Bush administration. The Pentagon had already set up this position before Ahmadinejad's statement. If you think this isn't being coordinated, I have a nice rusty bridge I'd love to sell you.

Hey, we were willing to be patient, but we couldn't stop the Israelis from attacking. Don't look at us.

Nos es tersus. I love the internets tubes. That's Latin for "We are clean".

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement Wednesday that Iran had 3,000 working centrifuges raised fears in Washington that Israel would respond to the statement with a preemptive military strike, the Times reported Thursday.

A centrifuge. According to nuclear experts, 3,000 working centrifuges are enough to successfully enrich uranium.

The British paper quoted military sources in the US capital as saying that the figure presented by Ahmadinejad could be the "tipping point" that touches off an IAF strike. Washington was reluctant to go forward with a strike against Iran, but Israel was a "different matter," the officials said.

Even before the Iranian president's announcement US defense officials told the Times that "Israel could do something when they get to around 3,000 working centrifuges. The Pentagon is minded to wait a little longer."

Concern over an Israeli strike has been "heightened" following the September 6 strike on a target suspected to belong to a Syrian nuclear program, the paper said.

Via JPost.