Netanyahu: Attack on Iran 'Good' for Arabs

by TheYoungTurks

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Tuesday to convince Arab states that an Israeli military strike on Iran would benefit them, removing a potential threat and easing tensions across the Middle East.

Netanyahu has made a number of veiled threats to attack Iran's nuclear program and has appealed to the United States and the United Nations to set a limit for Tehran on its further development.

In an interview published on Tuesday with French magazine Paris Match, Netanyahu said such a strike would not worsen regional tensions, as many critics have warned.

"Five minutes after, contrary to what the skeptics say, I think a feeling of relief would spread across the region," he said.

"Iran is not popular in the Arab world, far from it, and some governments in the region, as well as their citizens, have understood that a nuclear armed Iran would be dangerous for them, not just for Israel," he said."* Cenk Uygur breaks down Netanyahu's comments and how vastly he clashes with the majority of people in the Middle East, not to mention, how his idea would likely cause all-out war in the region.

*Read more from Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-israel-iran-idUSBRE89T19120121030