|
Trending Topics
|
Netanyahu: If We Hadn't Done the Two Military Operations in Iran, They'd Have a Nuclear Bomb Now or within a Month or Two
(CBS News) Major Garrett - An interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was broadcast on CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday. The most important thing for people to understand in America is that Iran declares not merely death to Israel but death to America; that's what they want to achieve. They not only want to kill Americans, which they have killed and wounded by the thousands, they're committed to destroy America. Their commitment involved their plans over the years to build nuclear bombs and the means to deliver them to the United States. They were very close to developing a nuclear bomb. In fact, if we hadn't done the two military operations that we did, they'd have a bomb now or within a month or two. You don't want a fanatic regime that hates America, that has no compunction about murdering tens of thousands of its own citizens, to have nuclear weapons. That's what prompted President Trump and me to go out and stop them. It amazes me, frankly, that people ask, "What is the purpose of this war?" The point is not to let a regime committed to the destruction of the U.S. and Israel have nuclear weapons. Remember, Iran was surrounding us with a noose of death, of simultaneous invasions from Gaza, from Hamas, and from Lebanon by Hizbullah. We were going to be rocketed and pelted with ballistic missiles that would destroy our cities. Iran would have atomic weapons to destroy us. We smashed the terror axis. It's not finished. We still have work to do. But it's clear that Israel has emerged as the most powerful country in the Middle East. We have a partnership with the U.S. that is second to none. The national security memorandum that was issued a few months ago described Israel as the "model ally" of the U.S. Now, all power is relative. Iran hasn't disappeared. Hizbullah hasn't disappeared. Hamas hasn't disappeared. But they're in many ways a shadow of their former selves. They certainly don't threaten us now with annihilation. The fact that we faced down this neighborhood bully, this killer regime in Iran, that's brought quite a few of the Arab countries closer together with Israel. That's good for peace. We were able to perform miracles because of the strength of the people. This tiny country emerged like a giant, to fight for its life. At the moment of truth, we stood together against these barbarians, and we're fighting the battle of civilization against the barbarians, who couldn't give a hoot about human rights and who tear out the hearts. I just saw this in Syria by these Islamists. They tear out the heart of a Druze man and they eat the heart. And you could say, "Well, okay, everything's relative." No, it's not. This is evil, pure evil. And if we don't muster the will, the resolve to stand up to this evil, then we don't have a future.