National Security Adviser Says Iran Advancing In Making Medium-Range Missiles

White House National Security Adviser James Jones. Radio Free Europe

From The Washington Times:

White House National Security Adviser James L. Jones says President Obama's decision to abandon a long-range missile defense site in Eastern Europe was driven by U.S. intelligence concerns that Iran is further along than previously thought in developing medium-range missiles that could strike Western Europe and the Middle East with nuclear warheads.

"We think they are heading toward weaponiz[ing] these missiles, which obviously we want to dissuade them from doing," the retired four-star Marine general told The Washington Times, explaining why U.S. officials dramatically shifted from years of focus on guarding against longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

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My Comment: I call this a leap of faith. U.S. intelligence has had numerous failures through the years when it comes to Iran (also Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, Al Qaeda, etc.) .... who is to say that this intelligence is valid. Regardless .... everyone is accepting this information as valid, and we are now going down a very different path.