Paving the Way for a Nuclear Iran

(Washington Times) James A. Lyons - Iran will continue to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. It has been at war with the U.S. for more than 34 years and will continue to be. This regime has cost thousands of American lives and countless more injured. Its stated intention - to eliminate our ally Israel and continue war against the U.S. - must be recognized. The only thing the Geneva agreement has accomplished is to provide Iran another six months to perfect its nuclear-weapons program. The Islamic republic is not going to negotiate away its nuclear infrastructure. It can only be eliminated by a military strike. However, this agreement has taken the U.S. military option off the table and has placed the sole burden for eliminating Iran's nuclear capability on Israel. This is not the way a great power is supposed to behave. Adm. James A. Lyons (ret.) was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.


2013-12-05 00:00:00

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