An F/A-18F Super Hornet, top, with pilots U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Warren Tomlinson and Lt. j.g. Josh Raymond; an F/A-18E Super Hornet with pilot Navy Lt. Daniel Solfelt; an F/A-18C Hornet with pilot Navy Cmdr. Craig Sicola; and an F/A-18C Hornet with pilot Navy Lt. Taylor Hesse fly over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 25, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
This Week At War: Rules Of The Game -- Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy
What message were U.S. officials trying to send by releasing the results of a CentCom Iran war game?
On March 19, the New York Times described a classified U.S. Central Command war game conducted this month that simulated the outcome of an Israeli attack on Iran. According to U.S. officials who discussed the results with the newspaper, the game "forecasts that the [Israeli] strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead." Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of Central Command, found the outcome "particularly troubling" because an Israeli first strike would have "dire consequences across the region and for United States forces there."
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My Comment: What's my take .... the Pentagon is bluntly telling everyone in Washington (and the American public at large) that they are in denial on what is happening between Israel and Iran. By releasing these war game results, the Pentagon is hoping that this will force policy makers and the media to discuss the scenarios that may occur should an Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear facilities take place .... and to thereby make the public aware of them. Unfortunately .... with the exception of a few blogs and a few news reports .... this story has not caught on with anyone.
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