Thursday, August 30, 2012

U.S. General Dempsey: I Don't Want To Be 'Complicit' In Iran Strike

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Dempsey: I Don't Want To Be 'Complicit' In Iran Strike -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters

Chairman of US Joint Chiefs says strike unlikely to destroy nuclear program; White House says window on Iran diplomacy not open 'indefinitely'; IAEA reports Iran doubled number of centrifuges at underground site.

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey said Thursday that he did not want to be "complicit" if Israel chose to strike Iran's nuclear program, positing that a premature attack would dissolve the international pressure on the Islamic Republic, The Guardian reported.

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More News On General Martin Dempsey's Warning To Israel On An Iranian Nuclear Military Strike

Israeli attack on Iran 'would not stop nuclear programme'
-- The Guardian
Dempsey: I don't want to be complicit in Israeli strike -- YNet News
‘I don’t want to be complicit’ in an Israeli strike on Iran, says US army chief -- Times of Israel
U.S. to Israel: If You Attack, We Don’t Have Your Back -- Arutz Sheva

My Comment: An very blunt warning from America's top general to Israel. But is the Israeli government listening?

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