Will Israel strike without approval?

As tension around the world heightens, the state of the Iran-Israel conflict gets closer and closer to decision time.

Many questions arise: Would/should Israel strike Iran without U.S.cooperation or approval?

My opinion is, if they have to, absolutely they would. But to the notion of that positive answer is, what would be deemed as they "have to." Also, would the Israeli Air Force have the ways and means to be successful in such a attack.

Last May the Israeli's were rebuffed by Bush in there request for help in an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Don't take that as anything other than a post-Iraq hesitation by Bush. I believe his people had convinced him that an attack on Iran should only be a absolute last resort.

But the Israeli's should know that help from the US will be much less likely now under the Obama administration.

I believe Israel should and will take a diplomatic approach initially, but the fear of the unknown of the Iranian nuclear program should force them to act in a timely manner. Iran has made it clear on many occasions that they desire to "wipe Israel off the map."

And former US Ambassador to the United Nations,Nancy Soderberg, said that the timetable for an Israeli strike would be moved up considerably if they felt that Russia would hold true to its promise to provide Iran with a surface-to-air missile program that would greatly complicate an Israeli attack.