[NYTr] Fw: Gen Abizaid: World Could Live With Nuclear Iran

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Huffington Post - Sep 17, 2007
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/17/gen-abizaid-world-could-_n_64802.html?view=print

Gen Abizaid: World Could Live With Nuclear Iran

Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear
weapons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed
regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the
Middle East said Monday.

John Abizaid, the retired Army general who headed Central Command for
nearly four years, said he was confident that if Iran gained nuclear
arms, the United States could deter it from using them.

"Iran is not a suicide nation," he said. "I mean, they may have some
people in charge that don't appear to be rational, but I doubt that the
Iranians intend to attack us with a nuclear weapon."