Mullen: Strike plan for Iran exists
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Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that the US has a plan to strike Iran, but he thought it was a 'bad idea.' Compared to what?
He won't say.
Mullen would not say which risk he thought was worse. But he told NBC television program "Meet The Press" that a military strike remains an option if need be.
He added that, should it come to that, the military has a plan at hand. He didn't elaborate further.
Mullen said very directly in his February visit to Israel that he opposed Iran's acquisition of a nuclear capability. However, he also warned Israel tellingly of the “unintended consequences” of a military strike.
During a press conference at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Mullen said, “From a policy standpoint, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, [or] nuclear capability.”
He added, “I’ve also been clear, them getting a weapon and/or the outbreak of a conflict would be a big, big problem for all of us. And I worry a great deal about the unintended consequences of a strike, that are pretty hard to be specific about in a pretty volatile region that’s pretty hard to predict.”
Hmmm.
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