While a goodly cross-section of the American media, as well as every GOP contender aside from Ron Paul, are busy fanning the flames of hysteria over the supposed Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli spy chief Tamir Pardo is taking a more sanguine approach.
While admitting that he'd prefer Iran didn't acquire nuclear weapons, he dismissed talk of a nuclear-armed Iran as an "existential threat", saying the word was tossed about much too freely.
Pardo took over the Mossad command a year ago. He has worked his entire life in the Israeli intelligence community. One would expect that he has some idea what he's talking about.
His words contradict the fear-mongering of Prime Minister Netanyahu and highlights once again the divide between the politicians and the military on the question of Iran, both in Israel and the US.
Politicians need to scare voters to keep their minds off more important issues.
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