Top French General: Iran Intervention Not Viable

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By DESMOND BUTLER (AP) – 16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — The head of the French military says military intervention is not a viable option to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear capability.

Armed Forces Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Georgelin told a Washington-based foreign policy group that he believes a military approach would be too risky.

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The general said it would be difficult to plan an operation in Iran because there's no guarantee that one shot would solve the problem. And he said, "If you fail in one shot, it is a catastrophe."

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Send the memo to Israel.

Looks like it may do exactly the opposite.

[aquart]

2. Link?

Or just your disgusting prejudice? BTW, if Mexico was attempting to develop nuclear weapons, what would WE do, ducky?

[no_hypocrisy]

3. link

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3775025,00.html

[Xipe Totec]

9. Keep Mexico out of this, thankyouverymuch n/t

[SouthernDemInAtl]

4. That's the oxymoron of the day......

.....French Military? What a joke....Thats like "jumbo shrimp", "lightweight bricks", "government assistance", etc, etc.....

The only thing the French military knows how to do is turn tail and run.

Like I give a shit what some French asshole thinks.

[LanternWaste]

5. Kinda like what we did in Viet Nam, yes?

"The only thing the French military knows how to do is turn tail and run..."

Kinda like what we did in Viet Nam, yes?

I imagine that countries that have suffered great losses over the past one hundred and fifty years are somehat more reluctant to engage in a shooting war-- as we all should be.

[tocqueville]

6. come and say that in my face, asshole

and I'll see that that they repatriate you by medicalized flight

here is the "lightweight" you are talking about





the US military don't share your moronic opinion

and change your nick so SouthernRepublican, because people like you are basically little cowards

[Xipe Totec]

8. Not a good start to your DU career

I would start over again, with a different attitude.

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[Flagg]

10. Get lost, freeper scum...

and instead of using the Internet for trolling use it to educate yourself please.

Here's some links for you:

http://www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=7061&IBLOCK_ID=35
http://www.peachmountain.com/5star/French_military_victories.aspx
http://frenchvictories.hautetfort.com/
http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/french_military_victories.asp

[Thothmes]

11. Ya, that French asshole Adm Comte De Grasse

and those sailors of the French Navy saved George Washingtons ass. Without them, you would still be a loyal subject of Her Most Britanic Majesty.

[tocqueville]

7. he doesn't rule it out either

"It is very difficult to plan a military operation in Iran, because we are not sure in one shot to be able to solve a problem and if you fail in one shot, it is a catastrophe," he said in English. "I don't think at this stagea military option is still available."

"At this stage, my personal opinion is that for Iran I fear that the military option is probably beyond us and that the action should be as our president said several times in acting on financial pressure, economic pressure, political pressure," he said.

Georgelin also noted the importance of close coordination with Israel "in order not to let it strike alone with all the risks it could entail."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32781424/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

which means that as long we can avoid to do it, we avoid to do it. If we have to do it, we'll do it.

nowhere it stands that an option isn't "viable" except in journalistic headline diahrrea

[jasi2006]

12. Don't worry... between the US

and Israel there will be enough black-bag operations to find WMDs from Iran in Iraq, Afghanistan, and African countries to give France cover for joining in an attack. Same old MO.