General Abizaid: Israel Can't Destroy Iran Nuclear Facilities

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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 03:43

A retired senior US military commander has rejected the notion that Israel is capable of seriously damaging Iran's nuclear program.

"(I doubt whether) the Israelis have the capability to make a lasting impression on the Iranian nuclear program with their military capabilities," Newsweek quoted General John Abizaid as saying at a Marine Corps University conference last week.

Until 18 months ago, Gen. Abizaid was the head of US Central Command, responsible for overseeing military operations in the Middle East.

Gen. Abizaid added that a confrontation between Iran and Israel would be 'bad for the region, bad for the United States ultimately move the region into an even more unstable situation.'

The comments by the former head of US CENTCOM came as the Pentagon confirmed that it was planning to sell Israel 1,000 'bunker-busting' bombs, developed to target underground fortified facilities.

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