Jpost >> Stuck in Iraq, can the US now take Iran?

[sabra]

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Stuck in Iraq, can the US now take Iran?

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With the US stuck and focused on its troubles in Iraq, the superpower might have missed out on its opportunity to stop Iran's nuclear program, leaving Israel to deal with the threat alone, they warned.

"We cannot let this war prevent action against Iran," warned Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's former national security adviser.

In 2002 - before the war - Dayan said he told the Bush administration it was making a mistake by invading Iraq. "They should have already then dealt with Iran. Now we can only hope they get out of Iraq and are still able to take action against Iran," he said.

Backing Dayan's concern regarding America's ability to act against Iran while stuck in Iraqi mud, Prof. Uzi Arad - a former Mossad official and the founding head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya - said Israel was also at fault for the US's wrong list of priorities.

[wakeme2008]

1. The problem is IMHO Bush thinks he can JUST bomb a couple places in Iran

and it is over. No troops will be needed. IMHO the whole middle east will blow up in his face and we do not have enough troops. :grr: