US has Iran strike plan

 

Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case

 

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff says military attack on Islamic Republic remains an option, although he thinks a strike is probably a bad idea

 

Associated Press
Published:  08.01.10, 17:44 /

 

The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff says the American military has a plan to attack Iran, although he thinks a strike is probably a bad idea.

 

 Admiral Mike Mullen, the highest-ranking US military officer, has often warned that a military strike on Iran would have serious and unpredictable ripple effects around the Middle East.

 

 At the same time, he says the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon is unacceptable.

 

 Mullen would not say which risk he thinks is worse. But he tells NBC television's "Meet The Press" that a military strike remains an option if need be.

 

And he says that, should it come to that, the military has a plan at hand. He didn't elaborate.