A national defense analyst believes the latest release of classified information by an Internet website could force the Obama administration to take more decisive action against the Iranian regime.
The release of more than 250,000 classified State Department documents by WikiLeaks revealed, among other things, that Iranian Red Crescent ambulances were used to smuggle weapons to Lebanon's terrorist group Hezbollah during its 2006 war with Israel. The cables said that the IRC shipments of medical supplies "served also to facilitate weapons shipments."
Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (USA-Ret.) says these latest leaks could compel the Obama administration to move the issue of Iranian nukes to the front burner.
| Bob Maginnis |
"Certainly these revelations may prompt political pressure on the president to stop the rhetoric and recognize that diplomacy is not going to work with the Iranians," says the Pentagon advisor. "That doesn't mean the Iranians themselves might not decide to stop the program and open up, but that's not likely."
The released documents also revealed that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia repeatedly urged the U.S. to attack Iran to destroy its nuclear program -- to "cut off the head of the snake," the king requested. Maginnis is not surprised by that revelation.
"It confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time," he comments. "That Iran is involved deeply in terrorism, it's very close to North Korea, it has every intent of having nuclear weapons -- and the Arab world is very concerned [about that]."
Still, Maginnis says it is hard to tell how the Obama administration is going to respond to international pressure to deal strongly with Iran.
The released documents also revealed that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia repeatedly urged the U.S. to attack Iran to destroy its nuclear program -- to "cut off the head of the snake," the king requested. Maginnis is not surprised by that revelation.
"It confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time," he comments. "That Iran is involved deeply in terrorism, it's very close to North Korea, it has every intent of having nuclear weapons -- and the Arab world is very concerned [about that]."
Still, Maginnis says it is hard to tell how the Obama administration is going to respond to international pressure to deal strongly with Iran.
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