Nbadan
11-29-2004, 03:22 PM
A top U.S. commander is warning Iran and others against thinking they can exploit the U.S. military because its ground troops are fighting two major missions in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites).
"Why the Iranians would want to move against us in an overt manner that would cause us to use our air or naval power against them would be beyond me," Army Gen. John Abizaid, the head of U.S. Central Command, said in an interview on the way to his headquarters here from Afghanistan.
Some members of Congress, including Democratic Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan and Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) of Arizona, have expressed concern that there is a shortage of U.S. troops and such a scenario might tempt nations such as Iran and North Korea (news - web sites) to increase terrorist activity or develop weapons of mass destruction.
Abizaid, the top commander for Afghanistan and Iraq, said any nation perceiving a weakness in the U.S. military should think twice.
"We can generate more military power per square inch than anybody else on Earth, and everybody knows it," Abizaid said. "If you ever even contemplate our nuclear capability, it should give everybody the clear understanding that there is no power that can match the United States militarily."
Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20041129/pl_usatoday/topgeneralwarnsirannottounderestimateusmilitary)
Nothing like a little chest beating to fire up the opposition, huh? Guess those IAEA talks in Vienna with Iran (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20041129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran) are going a little to good for the NeoCons likeing.
"Why the Iranians would want to move against us in an overt manner that would cause us to use our air or naval power against them would be beyond me," Army Gen. John Abizaid, the head of U.S. Central Command, said in an interview on the way to his headquarters here from Afghanistan.
Some members of Congress, including Democratic Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan and Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) of Arizona, have expressed concern that there is a shortage of U.S. troops and such a scenario might tempt nations such as Iran and North Korea (news - web sites) to increase terrorist activity or develop weapons of mass destruction.
Abizaid, the top commander for Afghanistan and Iraq, said any nation perceiving a weakness in the U.S. military should think twice.
"We can generate more military power per square inch than anybody else on Earth, and everybody knows it," Abizaid said. "If you ever even contemplate our nuclear capability, it should give everybody the clear understanding that there is no power that can match the United States militarily."
Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20041129/pl_usatoday/topgeneralwarnsirannottounderestimateusmilitary)
Nothing like a little chest beating to fire up the opposition, huh? Guess those IAEA talks in Vienna with Iran (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20041129/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran) are going a little to good for the NeoCons likeing.