Military Officials Against War with Iran
Top military officials have warned that war with Iran would be devastating and should only be considered as a last option.
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An Israeli bombing would lead to a regional war and solve the internal problems of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It would galvanize Iranian society behind the leadership and create unity around the nuclear issue. And it would justify Iran in rebuilding its nuclear project and saying, ‘Look, see, we were attacked by the Zionist enemy and we clearly need to have it.’
Meir Dagan, Former Director of Mossad (2002 – 2010), September 3, 2012
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If Israel will attack, there is no doubt in my mind that this will also provide them with the justification to go ahead and move quickly to nuclear weapons.
Meir Dagan, Former Director of Mossad (2002 – 2010), June 13, 2012
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Attacking the reactors from the air is a stupid idea that would have no advantage. A regional war would be liable to unfold, during which missiles would come in from Iran and from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Meir Dagan, Former Director of the Mossad (2002-2010), November 7, 2011
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Attacking Iran “would mean regional war, and in that case you would have given Iran the best possible reason to continue the nuclear program. The regional challenge that Israel would face would be impossible.
Meir Dagan, former head of the Israeli intelligence agency MOSSAD, June 3, 2011
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[Any strike on this legitimate infrastructure would be] patently illegal under international law.
Meir Dagan, Former Director of Mossad (2002 – 2010), May 7, 2011
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The possibility a future Israeli Air Force attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is “the stupidest thing I have ever heard … It will be followed by a war with Iran. It is the kind of thing where we know how it starts, but not how it will end.
Meir Dagan, former head of the Israeli intelligence agency MOSSAD, May 7, 2011
