[ABC News] Martha Raddatz - The September Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear site in Syria had been in the works for months and was delayed only at the strong urging of the U.S. In early July the Israelis presented the U.S. with satellite imagery they said showed a nuclear facility in Syria, plus additional evidence that showed some of the technology was supplied by North Korea. One U.S. official said the material was "jaw dropping" because it raised questions as to why U.S. intelligence had not previously picked up on the facility, which had likely been there for months if not years. A senior U.S. official said the Israelis planned to strike during the week of July 14 and in secret high-level meetings American officials argued over how to respond to the intelligence. Some in the administration supported the Israeli action, but others, notably Secretary of State Rice, did not.
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