Insiders Detail Obama Administration's Tough Choice About Iran -- National Journal
The Obama administration is locked in a fierce internal debate about whether to order military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, a move that would represent a high-stakes gamble that Iran’s nuclear program could be destroyed without triggering a new Mideast war.
High-level deliberations about issues as important as Iran are held behind closed doors in secure facilities at the White House and the Pentagon, rarely giving outsiders a view of various options under discussion.
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My Comment: This post reminds me of the discussions that lead to the Iraq invasion in 2003 .... two different sides with two very different views on how to confront Saddam Hussein .... and a lack of hard-core and accurate intelligence. Nine years later we now have .... two different sides with two very different views on how to confront Iran .... and a lack of hard-core and accurate intelligence.
Am I the only one in the room who thinks we are repeating history?
This National Journal article is my must read for today.
Update: Colin H. Kahl article (Not Time to Attack Iran) is here. Mathew Kroenig's article (Time to Attack Iran) is here.
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