Pressuring Persia: Former CNO: Iran Military Strike Would Be Difficult -- Washington Free Beacon
The former chief of naval operations said a United States military strike against Iran would be difficult because of the size of the country and the distances to targets.
Retired Adm. Gary Roughead, who stepped down a year ago as the top Navy officer, expressed concerns about the consequences of a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“I think a military strike into Iran would set off a whole set of events,” he said when asked about a possible Israeli or U.S. strike against Iran in the coming years.
Roughead made the comments following a speech to a conference at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif.
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My Comment: He is very blunt in his assessment, and deeply concerned that such a military strike will quickly escalate into a war that we are not prepared to fight.