Israeli attack on Iran 'would not stop nuclear programme'

Source: The Guardian

An Israeli attack on Iran would delay but probably not stop its nuclear programme, the most senior US military officer has claimed. General Martin Dempsey reinforced Washington's opposition to unilateral Israel military action as he made clear that US military chiefs were equally wary of getting ensnared in Syria.

In common with Nato's supreme commander, US admiral James Stavridis, who wrote about Afghanistan for the Guardian on Thursday, Dempsey put a brave face on the situation there. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was speaking to journalists in London, where he attended the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games as head of the US delegation.

Distancing himself from any Israeli plan to bomb Iran, Dempsey said such an attack would "clearly delay but probably not destroy Iran's nuclear programme".

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/30/israeli-attack-iran-not-stop-nuclear

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Israeli attack on Iran 'would not stop nuclear programme' (Original post)	alp227	Aug 2012	OP
What it WOULD do...is start WW3 though.....	liberallibral	Aug 2012	#1
Apparently, the attack on Osirak only made Saddam MORE adamant about gaining nukes	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#2
the following is NOT a trick question....	defacto7	Aug 2012	#3
I have no idea	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#5
It would probably make Iran want to start a nuclear bomb program though!	Coyotl	Aug 2012	#4
This weekend could get real interesting....	Junkdrawer	Aug 2012	#6
My feeling is Feb-March 2013.	roamer65	Aug 2012	#7

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Thu Aug 30, 2012, 03:31 PM

liberallibral (272 posts)

1. What it WOULD do...is start WW3 though.....

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Thu Aug 30, 2012, 03:42 PM

Scootaloo (5,864 posts)

2. Apparently, the attack on Osirak only made Saddam MORE adamant about gaining nukes

It wasn't the Israelis that stopped him in that regard; it was the '91 Gulf War.

Neither Israel nor iran is going to try anything; Israel lacks the firepower to actually do anything to Iran. iran doesn't want to end up squaring off against the US. Neither has any incentive to strike first, and every reason to let the other make the first move.

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Thu Aug 30, 2012, 04:36 PM

defacto7 (3,257 posts)