"Gutsy Gates
Justin Webb
30 Jun 08, 08:07 AM GMT
The most interesting aspect of the latest Seymour Hersh
warning that the Bush administration is gearing up for a
fight in Iran (or over Iran) was this claim about a meeting
Defence Secretary Robert Gates had with Democratic Senators:
"Gates warned of the consequences if the Bush Administration
staged a pre-emptive strike on Iran, saying, as the senator
recalled, 'We'll create generations of jihadists, and our
grandchildren will be battling our enemies here in America.'
Gates's comments stunned the Democrats at the lunch, and
another senator asked whether Gates was speaking for Bush
and Vice-President Dick Cheney.
"Gates's answer, the senator told me, was 'Let's just say
that I'm here speaking for myself.' (A spokesman for Gates
confirmed that he discussed the consequences of a strike at
the meeting, but would not address what he said, other than
to dispute the senator's characterization.)"
So Gates and the US top brass will veto a strike. If Gates
threatened to resign he would win. Is he gutsier than
Powell? That's the question. . ."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/there****ters/justinwebb/2008/06/gutsy_gates.html
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