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Source: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/105886/why-the-u-s-could-bomb-iran
Would a U.S. Strike Only Delay Iran's Nuclear Program?
(Tablet) Lee Smith - Over the past several years, U.S. officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta have said that any military strike would set back Iran's nuclear weapons program only one to three years. But is it true? Uzi Arad, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former national security adviser, said, "The assessment of one to three years assumes one blow but that is not what the reasonable American option is, which calls for repeated attacks if the Iranians restart the program. It is unreasonable to assume that after the strikes the U.S. would sit pat and Iran would rebuild. It's absolutely imperative that if the U.S. strikes, its posture should be, 'Dear Iranians, please do not proceed to rebuild the program, or we will strike again.'"