Wolfgang,
"A series of airstrikes does not really damage but a small part of the Iranian infrastructure but will help to silence internal critique."

The problem is that with nuclear weapons involved, that "A series of airstrikes " may just destroy the entire country of Iran... Not that
Ahmadinejad cares about his people, but he is miscalculating the reaction. Israel has too much at risk to presume that he is not serious: And the EU should be aware of the 2500 km range of Iran's PRESENT missiles.