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Former CIA chiefs, US officials call on Biden to restore Iran’s fear of strikes
newsrael ^ | Newsrael

Posted on 12/17/2021 2:08:43 PM PST by NewsRael

“Therefore, for the sake of our diplomatic effort to resolve this crisis, we believe it is vital to restore Iran’s fear that its current nuclear path will trigger the use of force against it by the United States,” the letter signed by Leon Panetta and David Petraeus read.

Al Arabiya English reports now that Two former CIA directors and a handful of former senior US officials urged President Joe Biden to “restore Iran’s fear that its current nuclear path will trigger the use of force,” in a letter published Friday.

“Diplomacy appears to be moving backward,” the letter read on the same day that European capitals voiced frustration with Tehran’s request to adjourn talks on the now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal.

“Therefore, for the sake of our diplomatic effort to resolve this crisis, we believe it is vital to restore Iran’s fear that its current nuclear path will trigger the use of force against it by the United States,” the letter signed by Leon Panetta and David Petraeus read.

Panetta was the former defense secretary and former CIA director while Petraeus was the former chief of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and a former CIA director.

Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, a top official in the Obama administration, also endorsed the letter as did former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Howard Berman.

“In that context, we believe it is important for the Biden administration to take steps that lead Iran to believe that persisting in its current behavior and rejecting a reasonable diplomatic resolution will put to risk its entire nuclear infrastructure, one built painstakingly over the last three decades,” the former US officials said.

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1 posted on 12/17/2021 2:08:43 PM PST by NewsRael
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To: NewsRael

0bama will whisper to him saying “No”


2 posted on 12/17/2021 2:11:11 PM PST by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: NewsRael

Why haven’t they ever been able to conduct a “color revolution” in Iran?


3 posted on 12/17/2021 2:27:06 PM PST by PGR88
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To: NewsRael

Obama won’t allow Biden to do that.


4 posted on 12/17/2021 2:34:29 PM PST by laplata
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5 posted on 12/17/2021 2:35:06 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: NewsRael

yeah, good luck putting that back into the tube...


6 posted on 12/17/2021 2:38:54 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: NewsRael

Blah, blah, blah, we need another war to keep the money train rolling in...


7 posted on 12/17/2021 2:54:43 PM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: NewsRael

Lol - President Retard - please make them believe you’re not a girly man 🤪


8 posted on 12/17/2021 6:08:43 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: NewsRael

Interesting since Panetta was a leftist for many years and one of his political friends/possibly mentor was a member of the Communist Party and a U.S. congressman - Hugh DeLacey.


9 posted on 12/18/2021 3:06:10 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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