US strikes on Iran would risk 'major war'
2012-09-13 - http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-strikes-on-Iran-would-risk-major-war-20120913
Washington - US military strikes on Iran would
shake the regime's political control and damage its ability to launch
counterstrikes, but the Iranians probably would manage to retaliate,
directly and through surrogates, in ways that risked igniting all-out
war in the Middle East, according to an assessment of an attack's costs
and benefits.
The assessment said extended US strikes could
destroy Iran's most important nuclear facilities and damage its military
forces but would only delay — not stop — the Islamic republic's pursuit
of a nuclear bomb.
"You can't kill intellectual power," said
retired Army Lieutenant General Frank Kearney, who endorsed the report.
He is a former deputy director at the National Counterterrorism Centre
and former deputy commander of US Special Operations Command.
The
report compiled by former government officials, national security
experts and retired military officers is to be publicly released on
Thursday.
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