Sunday, April 18, 2010
Fwd: News Alert: Gates Says U.S. Lacks Strategy to Curb Iran's Nuclear Drive
Gates Says U.S. Lacks Strategy to Curb Iran's Nuclear Drive
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has warned in a secret
three-page memorandum to top White House officials that the
United States does not have an effective long-range policy
for dealing with Iran's steady progress toward nuclear
capability, according to government officials familiar with
the document.
Several officials said the memo touched off an intense effort
inside the Pentagon, the White House and the intelligence
agencies to develop new options for President Obama. They
include a revised set of military alternatives, still under
development, to be considered should diplomacy and sanctions
fail to force Iran to change course.
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