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"A conflict with Iran would be really destabilizing, and I'm not just talking from the security perspective. It would be economically destabilizing," General Dempsey said in an interview with the National Journal on Thursday.
"I just think that it's premature to be deciding that the economic and diplomatic approach is inadequate," he further noted.
The cautionary comments come a week after the US military chief paid his first official visit to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, President Shimon Peres, and military chief of staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz.
Pointing to the differences of opinion between Washington and Tel Aviv over Iran's nuclear program, Dempsey noted that the allies see Iran's nuclear program differently.
US President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other top officials have warned Israeli leaders about the "dire consequences of a strike" to stop a Tel Aviv's possible attack against Iran.
Originally posted by TDawgRex
reply to post by xuenchen
I have found that the Military rarely wants to go to war unless there is a sound plan in place and victory can be decisive and quick.
Originally posted by TDawgRex
After all, they are the ones who have to fight it.
Originally posted by Pervius
Originally posted by TDawgRex
After all, they are the ones who have to fight it.
The people who decide to go to war, are never the ones who actually fight.
If they bomb Iran, you won't get 1 single product from mainland China for a long time. Your McDonalds Happy Meal kids toy....depends on China getting oil from Iran.
Iran sounds calmer than some other people we know !