General: U.S. has no plan to attack Iran

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

General: U.S. has no plan to attack Iran

By TARIQ PANJA, Associated Press Writer
Fri Apr 13, 9:17 PM ET

LONDON - The American military is capable of attacking Iran
but has no plans to do so, a U.S. general said Friday in the
latest U.S. rejection of military action.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Brig. Gen. Robert
H. Holmes, deputy director of operations for the U.S. Central
Command, said despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the
U.S. military would be able to simultaneously fight Iran.

"I would offer that we are always ready, always prepared,"
he said at the U.S. Embassy in London. "Does that mean we
are then focused, loaded and cocked to do a certain thing?"
he asked. "The answer is no."

Tensions have risen over Washington's accusations that
Tehran is providing deadly weapons and training to militants
attacking U.S. forces in Iraq, a claim Iran denies. President
Bush has said the U.S. military would aggressively pursue
Iranian agents who stir up trouble in Iraq.

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[Monkeyman]

1. What About Cheney or Bush ?

[ClassWarrior]

2. They had NO PLAN for Iraq either, but that didn't stop 'em.

NGU.

[Captain Angry]

3. As it's been made abundantly clear, the military does what they're told.

So they may not be planning to do so, but they get to go if they're told to.

[tiptoe]

4. ...and goes to war with the army it doesn't have.

the Grover Norquist alcibiadize the troops "strategy"...to drain the US Treasury more with a military draft and new arms buildup.

[soothsayer]

5. he should ask adm Fallon about Operation TIRRANT

(The Iranian Near TheaterU. we are ready to hit 233 targets amd wd like to strike duirng the new moon this week. we can launch 10,000 missiles from planes coming from diego garcia and bulgaria.