"I'm not afraid of the man who wants ten nuclear weapons, Colonel. I'm terrified of the man who only wants one."
--Dr Julia Kelly (The Peacemaker)
Toddo and Prof Zucchi ponder what Israel's deafening silence in the wake of Iran's activities means. We have a US president who is (in my view correctly) trying to stay away from military action.
In the past, Israel has demonstrated capacity for unilateral action.
Connecting the dots to form a plausible scenario around this situation is pretty straightforward.
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As Israel is viewed as an extension of the US in the Arab world, this doesn't bode well for US interests. The last thing we need now is for OPEC to dump the dollar.
OPEC may dump the dollar, but missles flying in the MidEast might also put upward pressure on the USD as folks unwind dollar carries with falling asset prices. Not sure the net effect on USD.
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