On July 21, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi arrived in the United States for a week-long visit for talks on the Iranian threat. Ashkenazi has been hosted by Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in their second meeting in less than a month.
“We are entering a sustained period of intensive consultations meant to examine the feasibility of options toward Iran,” an official said. “The focus will now be military.”
“The chief of the General Staff will conduct a work meeting with his associate, Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs,” the statement said. “Afterwards, Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi, along with his escorts, will join Admiral Mullen for a gathering with seniors in the U.S. Armed Forces General Staff.”
Ashkenazi was also scheduled to meet senior Bush administration officials as well leaders of Congress. Officials said meetings with Vice President Richard Cheney and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley have been scheduled, and that President George Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were likely to join the sessions.
The Israeli chief of staff has been accompanied by the head of the military’s Strategic Department, Brig. Gen. Yossi Heyman. Heyman was said to have overseen the drafting of plans of an Israeli strike option against Iran. - Source: World Tribune
One day after the fails talks in Geneva, top Israeli defense officials are meeting with top U.S. officials. One thing is certain, they are certainly in the advance stages of a military option with Iran. As I said in a previous post the deadline for a strike is looming — and the time is drawing closer to a major conflict exploding in the Middle East.
Until next time…
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