Analyst's news:  Why did we have to learn this political attitude expressed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from a foreign news site? This is the same General Dempsey who not so long ago indicated to Congress that he supported Obama's Sea Treaty To Force US to Share Wealth. 

We can not help but note the response by the Editor for Stand Up America on this article:

"Once again, the Obama Administration is trying to distance itself from anything Israeli – despite Iran’s ambitions. This statement comes in the face of the fact that the IAEA released its quarterly report and indicated that Iran had more than doubled its number of centrifuges and buried them in their deepest bunkers as seen in the video below:

Iran has doubled the number of uranium enrichment machines it has in an underground bunker, a UN report said on Thursday, showing Tehran continued to defy Western pressure to stop its atomic work and the threat of Israeli attack.

In the weeks and months when Israeli politicians increased their talk of air strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, the Islamic Republic was rapidly increasing the enrichment capacity of its Fordo site, buried deep underground to withstand any such hit. (Read the rest at Haaretz.)

Additionally, the Bipartisan Policy Center goes into more detail:

Despite six months of negotiations and the implementation of tough new international banking and energy sanctions, Iran has continued to dramatically advance its nuclear program. The latest report by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), released today, shows that in every measure Iran has either reached new highs or continues operating at the highest levels previously recorded.* Most disturbingly, Iran continues to accelerate its production of 20% enriched uranium – the production rate jumped 15% between May and August 2012 – and is on track to stockpile enough of it for a nuclear weapon (with further enrichment) by February 2013. (Read the rest here, including charts and graphs in detail.)

Our question is then: What is the Obama Administration’s stance on Iran’s nuclear capabilities now, and why are we effectively ‘throwing Israel under the bus’ again?"

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"The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey continues his efforts to prevent an Israeli strike in Iran. Reiterating his stance that the IDF cannot stop Iran's nuclear program, Dempsey added, "I don't want to be complicit if they (Israel) choose to do it."

 Two weeks ago, the US general stressed that an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities could only delay its nuclear program. On Thursday, he adopted even tougher rhetoric, telling Britain's The Guardian that an attack would "clearly delay but probably not destroy Iran's nuclear program".

Dempsey said he did not know Iran's nuclear intentions, but noted that what was clear was that the "international coalition" applying pressure on Iran "could be undone if (Iran) was attacked prematurely".

 Sanctions against Iran were having an effect, and they should be given a reasonable opportunity to succeed, he said.

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