Sheldon Richman on Stopping Israel from Attacking Iran

Israel's highest officials tell American journalists their air force may attack Iran's nuclear facilities this spring, although Israeli and American intelligence agencies say the Islamic republic has no plan to build a bomb. The officials might be bluffing, but the threats pose a problem for the Obama administration. As Sheldon Richman explains, it would take courage hitherto uncharacteristic of this president to withstand the pressure to get involved and instead keep America out.