US Military Chief Admits to Iran Attack Plan

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/01-1

WASHINGTON - The top US military officer says he has a plan to attack Iran if needed to prevent it from getting nuclear weapons, but is "extremely concerned" about the possible repercussions of such a strike.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said military action against Iran could have "unintended consequences that are difficult to predict in what is an incredibly unstable part of the world."

But, speaking on Sunday's "Meet the Press" program on NBC, Mullen said allowing Iran to develop a nuclear weapon was also unacceptable.

"Quite frankly, I am extremely concerned about both of those outcomes," he said.

Mullen held out hope that a combination of international diplomatic efforts and sanctions against Iran would lead Tehran to suspend a nuclear enrichment program that many believe is a clandestine bid to develop nuclear arms.


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[L0oniX]

1. This military chief?

[Donnachaidh]

2. considering this *plan*, I'd have to say yes. n/t

[gratuitous]

3. Nutty Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that just last week

But we all know how kuh-razy he is, so nobody should take him seriously. The very idea! The U.S. having plans to attack Iran! We love peace and freedom. We'd never do such a thing.

{Read's Mullens comments}

Just watch it, Mahmoud. We got nukes, and as the world learned 65 years ago this very week, we're not afraid to use them.