Subject: Re: WHY does Israel have to wait for
Or it makes people take you seriously. Or it gets people to the table.

There was a blatant attack on a US vessel that didn't involve war. The USS Liberty. I'm sure you know it.

Of course. But there's no analog between the circumstances. If we were to sink the Behshad, the Iranians are going to agree that it was accidental - because the political benefit to Tehran of waving the bloody shirt is so enormous.