A Secret War Against Iran?
Ace national security reporter Eli Lake makes the case for sabotage:
[...] there is one more possibility for forestalling an Iranian nuke—something that is almost never talked about publicly but that has in fact been central to our Iran policy for years. One Jewish organization leader who has frequent contact with the administration describes the line from the White House and State Department as follows: “You know we don’t have all our eggs in one basket. There are all sorts of means at our disposal that we cannot talk about.” “The clear inference,” this person explains, “is that they are talking about black ops stuff to screw up the Iranian program.”
I'll tell you this: I remain extremely sour on a bombing campaign. It's not likely to work, but it is likely to touch off a bench-clearing brawl in the region, which -- well, if you like that sort of thing, we can talk, but that's a whole different cup of tea.
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Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
Well, who wouldn't like that if they can pull it off. But can they?
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
Is that to say bomb rather than find out?
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
No, but what's your timeline for finding out?
Jun '10
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
I'm all for skulduggery if it will get the job done. And I never pass up a chance to use "skulduggery" in conversation. Oddly, the origin of the word is unknown.
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
Good question. The question. Admittedly I am still trying to arrive at an answer I can believe in.
Jun '10
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
One of the quickest ways to bring back the 9th-century (at least for the loser) is by being first to use late-20th-century nuclear weapons technology in anger. If that's Ahmadinejad's plan, it'll work. He just may not be around to "enjoy" the result.
Re: A Secret War Against Iran?
Here's Eli's full piece. Read away.