Senator Cotton: Minimal fallout possible for Israel from Iran strike

Senator Tom Cotton, author of the letter to Iran signed by 47 GOP senators warning that any nuclear deal could be negated by the next president, told the Atlantic that fallout for Israel from a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities could be limited. Jerusalem Post: Discussing the potential for Hezbollah rocket attacks against Israel as a response to a US strike against Iran, Cotton told Goldberg: "I've consulted with various senior members of the Israeli government over the years, and they're aware of the possibility that Iran might use Hezbollah, in particular, to retaliate in an asymmetric way for any military strikes, either American or Israeli, and the assessment I've heard from them is that while that is a risk, it is a risk they can manage." Cotton added that the risk to Israel is not what it once was. "This is different from what you might have seen nine years ago during the Hezbollah war in 2006, or even five years ago, when the...(Read Full Post)