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A former official in the "CIA": the military option in dealing with Iran is the worst, especially since Hezbollah will be involved in the revenge
18th January, 2012
Warned former U.S. intelligence official, the United States from resorting to military action against Iran, saying that option, which is considered the worst among the options of sanctions and diplomacy, and what that might mean the possibility of expansion of the confrontation to the interference of the "Party of God" Lebanese party.
Said John McLaughlin, who served as acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency of America, "CIA" in 2004, during a symposium in Washington, Tuesday said: "One of the reasons for considering military action against Iran is a bad option is the relationship with the Party of God."
He added: " Hezbollah did not attack U.S. interests in recent years, but has a lot of plans ready to do so if we enter a confrontation with Iran. "
and went on to say: "Of course, Hezbollah's presence in the United States, at least in terms of fundraising, and one of the biggest problems with Iran , if you entered them in the face of an open military confrontation .. you risk moving the cycle of reprisals and the responses are extremely difficult to detect the end of it. "
Tensions between Washington and Tehran recently on the back of U.S. and European attempts to impose a ban on the import of Iranian oil, and no delayed response Iran, as was quickly on the lips of the Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who announced a Nye ban on Iranian oil Snaqublh to prevent the passage of a drop of oil from the oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
For his part, predicted James Jones, who was U.S. National Security Advisor of the period January 2009 to October / November 2010, to be the current year will be crucial in dealing with the Islamic Republic.
He continued: "I think that 2012 will be the year that must deal with Iran one way or the other."
he said, adding that a nuclear Iran is a threat to Israel, inflaming race nuclear arms in the region, may also pave the way for non-state actors to acquire nuclear weapons, and he cautions: "In that event, I think our world will change dramatically.
He said that Washington has succeeded in mobilizing countries to impose economic sanctions against Tehran, while began again in the "stifling."
He concluded by saying, "I think that Iran is aware of this .. This is one of the reasons for what we see of aggressive behavior by the Iranian forces in the Gulf or the threat of the Gulf of Hormuz. "
It is worth mentioning that Iran has succeeded in proving their ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, through the moments, if the orders of the pieces of the Marine Corps done so, and after exercises, "the state 90 "which lasted ten days was tested advanced missiles and torpedoes and submarines, in which light and heavy battleships, frigates and ships of the fast carrier rockets.
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18th January, 2012
Warned former U.S. intelligence official, the United States from resorting to military action against Iran, saying that option, which is considered the worst among the options of sanctions and diplomacy, and what that might mean the possibility of expansion of the confrontation to the interference of the "Party of God" Lebanese party.
Said John McLaughlin, who served as acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency of America, "CIA" in 2004, during a symposium in Washington, Tuesday said: "One of the reasons for considering military action against Iran is a bad option is the relationship with the Party of God."
He added: " Hezbollah did not attack U.S. interests in recent years, but has a lot of plans ready to do so if we enter a confrontation with Iran. "
and went on to say: "Of course, Hezbollah's presence in the United States, at least in terms of fundraising, and one of the biggest problems with Iran , if you entered them in the face of an open military confrontation .. you risk moving the cycle of reprisals and the responses are extremely difficult to detect the end of it. "
Tensions between Washington and Tehran recently on the back of U.S. and European attempts to impose a ban on the import of Iranian oil, and no delayed response Iran, as was quickly on the lips of the Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who announced a Nye ban on Iranian oil Snaqublh to prevent the passage of a drop of oil from the oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
For his part, predicted James Jones, who was U.S. National Security Advisor of the period January 2009 to October / November 2010, to be the current year will be crucial in dealing with the Islamic Republic.
He continued: "I think that 2012 will be the year that must deal with Iran one way or the other."
he said, adding that a nuclear Iran is a threat to Israel, inflaming race nuclear arms in the region, may also pave the way for non-state actors to acquire nuclear weapons, and he cautions: "In that event, I think our world will change dramatically.
He said that Washington has succeeded in mobilizing countries to impose economic sanctions against Tehran, while began again in the "stifling."
He concluded by saying, "I think that Iran is aware of this .. This is one of the reasons for what we see of aggressive behavior by the Iranian forces in the Gulf or the threat of the Gulf of Hormuz. "
It is worth mentioning that Iran has succeeded in proving their ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, through the moments, if the orders of the pieces of the Marine Corps done so, and after exercises, "the state 90 "which lasted ten days was tested advanced missiles and torpedoes and submarines, in which light and heavy battleships, frigates and ships of the fast carrier rockets.
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