Sound Israeli Intelligence

"Syria: Uranium Traces Found at Bombed Site, Diplomats Say"

By AP
November 11, 2008
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This brief report confirms Israeli intelligence that Syria was trying to build military nuclear technology. That intelligence led to an air strike that rendered the site unusable in September 2007.

Once again, Israeli intelligence is vindicated. That is important because certain reporters have tried to raise doubts about attacking Iran by reminding us of the rush to war in Iraq.

For example, in Carlo Giacomo's "New Beltway Debate: What to Do About Iran," Giacomo makes an analogy between the debate in the lead-up to war in Iraq and the current debate regarding Iran.

Whereas the lead up to the Iraq War was guided by poor intelligence, the intelligence regarding Iran is sound. The Israelis have had a great deal of success accurately predicting threats and then organizing ways to stop those threats from doing significant harm.

The public should be confident about Israeli intelligence, as demonstrated by this uranium find in Syria.