Friday, October 19, 2007

U.S. MILITARY PREVENTING BUSH ATTACK ON IRAN
Trying to put administration "crazies back in the box"

"... the uniformed military leaders rejected a strike against Iran's nuclear programme.... Bush had asked the Joint Chiefs at the meeting about a possible strike against the Iranian nuclear programme, and that they had unanimously opposed such an attack... the Joint Chiefs had expressed opposition to a strike against Iran... (and) were soon joined in opposition to a strike on Iran by Admiral William Fallon... Fallon made his opposition to war against Iran clear to the White House... Fallon had indicated privately that he was determined to prevent an attack on Iran and even prepared to resign to do so.... vowing that there would be "no war with Iran" while he was CENTCOM commander and as hinting very strongly that he would quit rather than go along with an attack.... Fallon's opposition to a strike against Iranian nuclear, military and economic targets would make it very difficult, if not impossible for the White House to carry out such an operation..."

"There are several of us who are trying to put the crazies back in the box."
--Admiral William Fallon, Commander, US Central Command

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