Revealed: How close did Israel come to counterattacking Iraq in 1991?
Moshe Arens: I approved attacking Iraq in 1991, Cheney played for time.
Yitzhak Shamir, prime minister during the 1991 Gulf War, is flanked by then-defense minister Moshe Arens (left) and an unidentified officer(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)Updated: 
