Gen. Dempsey Says Military Option In Iran ‘Intact’ Despite Russian Missiles

The top U.S. general says the military option to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains “intact” despite Russia’s decision to supply the Islamic Republic with surface-to-air S-300 missiles.

Speaking at a news conference on April 16, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, ‘The military option that I owe the president to both encourage a diplomatic solution and if the diplomacy fails to ensure that Iran does not achieve a nuclear weapon is intact.’

Dempsey suggested that the delivery of the Russian missile defense system won’t affect the United States’ ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities if necessary.

‘We’ve known about the potential for that system to be sold to Iran for several years and have accounted for it in all of our planning,’ he said.

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With military leaders like these, who needs enemies? Or put another way: With domestic enemies like these, who needs foreign enemies?

David DeGerolamo

    
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