Only a Threat of Force

Jerusalem was once again in the top headlines today...once again talking about Iran.

(Reuters) - Only the convincing threat of military action headed by the United States will persuade Iran to drop plans to build an atomic bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

Netanyahu appeared to downplay recent Israeli intelligence assessment that Tehran's nuclear program faced delays and urged foreign powers to pile pressure on the Iranian authorities.

Speaking to foreign journalists, he said that although the latest round of international sanctions were hurting Iran, they would not be enough to force a u-turn on nuclear weapons.

"You have to ratchet up the pressure and ... I don't think that this pressure will be sufficient to have this regime change course without a credible military option that is put before them by the international communitly led by the United States," he said.

See it here; http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70A64F20110111

And the rumors of war continue.....