Sunday, February 19, 2012

U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Believes That An Israeli Strike On Iran Is 'Not Prudent'



Israeli Strike On Iran 'Not Prudent,' Gen. Martin Dempsey Says -- Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities is "not prudent" at the present moment, America's top military official, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, told "CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS" in an interview set to air Sunday morning.

“It’s not prudent at this point to decide to attack Iran,” said Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the interview.

"I think it would be premature to exclusively decide that the time for a military option was upon us," Dempsey added, according to early reports of the interview, noting that he sensed that increased sanctions were beginning to have an effect.

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Update #1: Israeli Attack on Iran ’Not Prudent’: Depmsey -- Bloomberg
Update #2: Dempsey: It's Premature to Decide to Attack Iran -- Arutz Sheva

My Comment: I compeltely agree agree with the general. But .... is Israel listening .... are the Iranians listening .... hmmmm .... I do not think so.

1 comment:

Liam Ryan said...

Perhaps it's more "prudent" till after they have nuclear weapons ...