El Baradei: “I wasn’t invited to the dress rehearsal.” IAF general (handing an invitation): “Come to the premiere.” (Biderman/Haaretz)ElBaradei: I’ll resign if Iran attacked
U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran
Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
…More than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters participated in the maneuvers…
—New York Times
Thanks to Sol Salbe for pointing me to the cartoon.
Playing devil’s advocate for a moment, wouldn’t El Baradei’s threat of resignation just be further motivation for both the US and Israel to dive head on into yet another utterly foolish adventure? After all, they’ve been trying to get rid of him for years now.