Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Gen. James Mattis: Iran’s Nuclear Program Cannot Be Stopped By Military Means

Photo: General James Mattis, USMC, Commander US Joint Forces Command and Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO (2007). Wikipedia

Military Alone Can’t Stop Iran’s Nuke Program, Gen. James Mattis Says -- Washington Times

Iran’s nuclear program cannot be stopped by military means, by either the U.S. or by Israel, the recently retired chief of U.S. Central Command said over the weekend.

“I don’t think anyone can destroy a program that has spread out from Tehran to the mountains, from underground facilities to above ground,” retired Marine Gen. James Mattis said Saturday.

Even successful military strikes would likely only destroy and block the entrances to hardened underground facilities, Gen. Mattis said.

“With a good backhoe, you can open that back up,” he told the Aspen Security forum, according to posted video of the event.

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My Comment: Former General Mattis is right .... but I doubt that the Israelis are listening to him.

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