Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Military RhetIraq: Directing Planner for Joint Chiefs of Staff
Who: Lt. Gen. Victor Renuart, Director of Planning for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Source: The Telegraph UK
Quotes: From article titled, "Strikes on Iran too risky, says US general"
Military action against Iran would be fraught with risk and would have repercussions across the region, a leading American general conceded.
"Any action militarily is very complicated," Lt Gen Victor Renuart, the director of planning for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told The Daily Telegraph.
"And any action by any country will have second-order effects, and that is a strong case to continue the diplomatic process and make it work."
The warning was seen as recognition of the threat Teheran poses to shipping in the Gulf and also to America and its allies in Iraq in the event of an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Source: The Telegraph UK
Quotes: From article titled, "Strikes on Iran too risky, says US general"
Military action against Iran would be fraught with risk and would have repercussions across the region, a leading American general conceded.
"Any action militarily is very complicated," Lt Gen Victor Renuart, the director of planning for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told The Daily Telegraph.
"And any action by any country will have second-order effects, and that is a strong case to continue the diplomatic process and make it work."
The warning was seen as recognition of the threat Teheran poses to shipping in the Gulf and also to America and its allies in Iraq in the event of an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities.
