Any U.S. strike might not destroy Iran nuclear sites (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Any U.S. strike might not destroy Iran nuclear sites

By Kristin Roberts

16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any U.S. attack against Iran could involve thousands
of sorties and missile launches lasting weeks, but it still would not eliminate
the country's nuclear program, U.S. military officials and analysts say.

A strike -- something the Pentagon insists is not planned -- would be hampered
by lack of intelligence on the number and location of nuclear facilities dispersed
throughout Iran, the analysts said.

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"It is highly unlikely all the critical sites are known to U.S. and Western
intelligence services, so parts of the program would doubtless survive, perhaps
even the most critical elements," said Bruce Riedel, a former National Security
Council and Defense Department official, and now a Brookings Institution analyst.

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"The people who are most optimistic favor it because they think it will delay,
not derail, the Iranian nuclear program," said Justin Logan, a Cato Institute
analyst in Washington.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070223/ts_nm/iran_usa_military_dc_1

[maddezmom]

1. we are so screwed

:(


K&R

[mzmolly]

2. Why is the media telling the truth - now?

I guess I'm glad they are but, what could we have been spared. :(