US strike on Iran 'feasible and credible'

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON August 7 Sapa-AFP

A devastating US military strike against Iran's nuclear and
military facilities "is a technically feasible and credible
option," a retired general asserted in an article published on
Friday.

Retired air force general Charles Wald, a former deputy
commander of US forces in Europe, said US policy makers must
prepare for a "Plan B," including the military's role, should
diplomacy fail.

"A peaceful resolution of the threat posed by Iran's nuclear
ambitions would certainly be the best possible outcome," Wald wrote
in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal.

"But should diplomacy and economic pressure fail, a US military
strike against Iran is a technically feasible and credible option,"
he said.


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Only active military personnel are allowed to express their opinions about US military policy?

That would of course beg the question: Are you a member of a service branch?

technically feasible and credible option? Incredible! :shrug:

Edited to insert the words in the parenthesis

"Wald's views were in striking contrast with those of the
Pentagon's top civilian and military leaders, who have warned
repeatedly that military action against Iran would be highly
destabilizing."

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""Many policy makers and journalists dismiss the military option
on the basis of a false sense of futility," Wald wrote.

"They assume that the US military is already overstretched, that
we lack adequate intelligence about the location of covert nuclear
sites, and that known sites are too heavily fortified," he said."

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This is a trial balloon !!!!
for a plan that has been hatching for some time.
This is the old Neo-Con
Project for a New American Century plan.
The rightists have always talked about a
"limited" nuclear war, as if it is feasible.
Iran is bonding with Russia and China, and Iran is blocking Big Oil control of
oil/gas pipelines.
Also conveniently Iran is ...gasp...Muslin, so the RW fundies are hoping for an escalation of their Crusades.
The Crusades were never about religion, btw...

invasion season and all.

The majority of the country doesn't give a shit about you anymore.

A military strike, which our military is perfectly capable of performing, remains an option in the event of diplomatic failure.

What exactly is surprising (or even newsworthy) about Wald's words?