General in Afghanistan urges care on Iran

[Cocoa]

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/10721590.htm

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - A senior American commander in Afghanistan said Monday he knew of no U.S. spying missions in Iran and cautioned that instability in Tehran could harm his mission.

The New Yorker magazine last week reported that the U.S. military since last year has been carrying out undercover reconnaissance operations to gather intelligence and targeting information inside Iran.

Maj. Gen. Eric Olson, the operational commander of U.S. forces pursuing Taliban and al-Qaida remnants in Afghanistan, told The Associated Press he was unaware of any such operations, but he also said they would not come under his control.

Asked if he feared Iran could react to such missions - or even the perception that they had taken place - by trying to create problems in Afghanistan, Olson said: "I think it is in Afghanistan's interest to see stability in Iran and anything that is destabilizing or causes turmoil in Iran, especially close to the border, would not be good for Afghanistan and would not be good for my mission."

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[Redstone]

1. Finally, an intelligent Army officer!

Wonder how long he'll keep his job if he doesn't shut up.

Redstone

[tabasco]

2. Rummy purged the smartest and best officers.

Rummy got rid of the senior officers who didn't fully support the neocon agenda. Officers with a scrap of moral courage are shown the door while gutless yes-men are promoted. This administration is doing more damage to our military than most people realize.

[leftchick]

3. Hey Maj. Gen. Eric Olson! ** says....

"who cares what you think!"