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6
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
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Summary
This document is an excerpt from a report or memoir by 'Barak,' detailing high-level discussions and considerations regarding a potential military strike against Iran and the US position on the matter. It describes Barak's interactions with US officials, including Leon Panetta, Tom Donilon, Hillary Clinton, and President Obama, focusing on the timing of a military exercise, the US administration's preference for non-military pressure on Iran, and Panetta's views on military action and US-Israel relations.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Barak | Author/Narrator |
Referring to himself and his interactions with US officials regarding Iran and military action.
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| Leon Panetta | US Official |
Contacted by Barak regarding delaying military action against Iran; present at high-level meetings; former head of CI...
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| Bibi | Likely Benjamin Netanyahu |
Mentioned as being under pressure to shift budgetary priorities; implied to be Israeli leadership.
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| Tom Donilon | National Security Adviser (US) |
Present at high-level meetings in Washington.
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| Hillary Clinton | US Official |
Present at high-level meetings in Washington.
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| President Obama | US President |
Present at high-level meetings in Washington; his administration mentioned.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| CIA |
Leon Panetta was in charge at the start of the Obama administration; CIA headquarters in Langley mentioned.
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| US (Government/Military) |
US personnel, US troops, US radar systems, US commitments to Israel.
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| Pentagon |
Location where Panetta was met after his time at the CIA.
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Document identifier.
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Timeline (3 events)
October 2012
Rescheduled military exercise (implied US-Israeli joint exercise)
Not specified, but related to US troops near Israel
US military
Israeli military (implied)
Recent months (prior to document's implied present)
US radar systems and electronic intercepts recording air force exercises
Not specified
US military/intelligence
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Target of potential missile attack and nuclear program concerns.
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Referred to as a country, and the location US troops should be far from; recipient of US commitments.
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Location of high-level meetings.
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Location of CIA headquarters.
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Relationships (6)
Contacted him, met him frequently, discussed sensitive matters, got to know each other well.
Refers to 'our budgetary priorities' and Bibi being under pressure.
Met in high-level discussions.
Met in high-level discussions.
Met in high-level discussions.
Was head of CIA at the start of the Obama administration.
Key Quotes (5)
"Bibi was coming under pressure to shift our budgetary priorities away from defense toward social and economic issues."Source
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"if we did launch an attack, it was in the Americans' own interest for their troops be as far away from Israel as possible."Source
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Quote #2
"The message from all of the Americans I met was that the administration shared our basic goal: to prevent, or at least seriously impair, Iran's drive to get a nuclear bomb. But they continued to believe that non-military pressure was the best way to do it."Source
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Quote #3
"The Americans knew we were skeptical that the non-military route would work, and that we were deeply worried about the implications of not taking military action if it failed."Source
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Quote #4
"He was always rock-solid in America's commitments to Israel."Source
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Quote #5
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