Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Like shoveling shit in a big ass fan
The Pentagon ran one of their war games about an Israeli attack on Iran and while the details remain classified, the leakers are letting every one know the result was a disaster for the US.
The officials said the so-called war game was not designed as a rehearsal for American military action — and they emphasized that the exercise’s results were not the only possible outcome of a real-world conflict.When we chose to be an Imperial Presence in the region, we took on the consequences of all the little pissing matches that may take place. And the worst trouble maker is the spoiled brat that thinks he can hide behind us when he gets in a jam.
But the game has raised fears among top American planners that it may be impossible to preclude American involvement in any escalating confrontation with Iran, the officials said. In the debate among policy makers over the consequences of any Israeli attack, that reaction may give stronger voice to those in the White House, Pentagon and intelligence community who have warned that a strike could prove perilous for the United States.
The results of the war game were particularly troubling to Gen. James N. Mattis, who commands all American forces in the Middle East, Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia, according to officials who either participated in the Central Command exercise or who were briefed on the results and spoke on condition of anonymity because of its classified nature. When the exercise had concluded earlier this month, according to the officials, General Mattis told aides that an Israeli first strike would be likely to have dire consequences across the region and for United States forces there.
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