Perhaps highlighting the unprecedented breakdown in relations between Israel and the United States, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evaded responding to a question if the United States would shoot down an IAF fighter jet heading to Iran to attack that country’s nuclear facilities.
According to the Virginia Weekly Standard, the American military commander appeared at a town hall meeting at the University of West Virginia, a young airman was quoted as asking if Israeli jets entered a US no-fly zone, would America down the jet(s).
His response was anything but direct, avoiding the question by stating “We have an exceptionally strong relationship with Israel. I’ve spent a lot of time with my counterpart in Israel. So we also have a very clear understanding of where we are. And beyond that, I just wouldn’t get into the speculation of what might happen and who might do what. I don’t think it serves a purpose, frankly”.
The airman was somewhat persistent, then asking if he or his colleagues might be ordered to fire at Israeli Air Force jets. Once again, the response was far from expected, seeking to sidestep the question.
“Again, I wouldn’t move out into the future very far from here. They’re an extraordinarily close ally, have been for a long time, and will be in the future”.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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to all you dems who voted for this government
TOLD YA SO
when has a country downed an “ally” when stopping a terrorist regime’s nuclear ambitions
Relax. IAF will either get permission, or will fly around.
Besides, the attack won’t come from the air…
IAF jets will not be downed by anyone. This much I can promise.
the only ally the jews have is K’BH no america for the ameri-cans it is a one way street ally all i can get out of you jews
That is a serious statement which means: The US will attack IAF if and when it flies over IRAN.
Let them try to dogfight the IAF, they can’t they are not as good as the Israeli Air Force.
I think we are reading way to much into what Mullen said. He simply kept stressing how close America was to Israel.
This is what he said. It does not sound like a threat to me at all:
We have an exceptionally strong relationship with Israel. I’ve spent a lot of time with my counterpart in Israel. So we also have a very clear understanding of where we are.
They’re an extraordinarily close ally, have been for a long time, and will be in the future
PachadYitzchakFan, do you know how to read?
To 20vz:
Its nice to have Israeli pride. However the USA has a better airforce than Israel and better weapons and more advanced missile systems. If America wanted to shoot down a jet I would put money down on the success of the US missile.
However I don’t believe America would ever shoot down an Israeli plane. You don’t shoot down your allies planes even when you are in disagreement with them. Shooting down a plane is an act of war and America doesn’t want to declare war on Israel.
“Es volt nisht geshat” If America gets taught some “humility” by the IAF. I think they have to much of a surplus of jets anyway.