Great investigative reporting about the Bush administration's efforts to dissuade Israel from an aerial attack on Iran. The author interviewed a number of American officials, outside experts, international nuclear inspectors and European and Israeli officials for his upcoming book ("The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power"). All spoke off the record for confidentiality reasons, but this in-depth report offers extensive factual evidence and reasonable perspectives on this important issue.

Digest of an Important article based on anonymous sources regarding decision made not to facilitate Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities. Secretary Gates is credited with being the adult. Contains new material and connects the dots regarding old material (refusal of U.S. to supply bunker buster bombs and air refueling planes to Israel, instead supplying defensive radar for tracking incoming missiles). Please follow this link to the complete article which contains much more information: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/washington/11iran.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&hp Has much more detail including: - First I have seen of allegations of Iran#s nuclear weapons program not based on evidence of the "dodgy laptop" supposedly ... More »

Good story, but it does not mention the US is giving Israel 1000 "bunker buster" bombs, although not the deeper-penetration type the Israeli militarists sought.