The Burden of Proof for Declaring a Failure of Diplomacy
A response to Reuel Marc Gerecht
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For the Obama Administration, a nuclear Iran is a national security challenge. For Israel, it’s a threat to national existence. Will one of them stop Iran before it’s armed? And if so, who will it be: Washington or Jerusalem?
Jeffrey Goldberg reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will wait to see if the West’s nonmilitary methods work, but is prepared by the end of the year to order a unilateral attack on the Iran’s nuclear facilities.
We invited eight experts on the Middle East, national security, and counter-proliferation to engage the issues raised in Goldberg’s story. Their reactions, their responses to each other, and thoughts from other Atlantic writers are posted here. Check back each day through August 25 – and share your own comments, too.
See also: Editor’s Note, by James Bennet
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Who's said what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
To keep the peace, the U.S., Israel, or both must be prepared to counter any aggression by the Islamic Republic and to credibly threaten a nuclear attack
Who's saying what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
If I had just that much time with the Israeli prime minister, here are the five points I'd make to him about the Iranian threat
Who's saying what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
A former Senator and Presidential candidate with a checklist of what to do before starting a war
It could trigger a wave of regional chaos, badly weaken the already struggling Green Movement, prove the death-knell for Obama's efforts to construct a new relationship with the Muslim communities of the world, and worse
Assessing the conversation so far in our forum on "The Point of No Return"
A CBS News correspondent and writer on Israeli intelligence looks at a leak to The New York Times, an announcement of resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and their connections to the debate on The Atlantic's September cover story
Who's saying what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
Washington and Jerusalem see eye-to-eye on where Iran stands and how quickly it's moving forward; where they part ways is on when and why military action makes sense
Who's saying what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
A former undersecretary of state for George W. Bush argues that the current president, with his strategy of negotiations and sanctions, understands Iran better than those advocating for war
Who's saying what in the debate on the The Atlantic's September cover story
Would Israel win friends and build international support by attacking Iran?
