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S-2 · 10-12-2007, 15:13 PM

"Finally, and most pertinently right now, when Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., asked if he favored attacking Iran (a question that most appointees would have ducked on the grounds that it was "hypothetical"), Gates forthrightly said that he did not, adding, "We have seen in Iraq that, once war is unleashed, it becomes unpredictable."

This will be the true test of Gates' legacy—not whether he can go up against the Army to institute reforms (there's no time for that fight), but whether he can stave off Dick Cheney's campaign to mount an attack on Iran."

Astralis, I hope that you don't mind my lifting this most "pertinent" comment from Kaplan's article for inclusion on this thread. In fact, I found it not so. Kaplan, instead, inserted this "out of the blue" stab at Cheney OVER Iran- not at all relating to re-structuring the Army's ground forces. Where'd that come from and what's that about?

Who favors war with Iran? Raise your hand. Anybody? Anybody at all?

Might it become necessary, Astralis, is the real question? Do you foresee that ever being the case? What might forestall that possibility? How likely can such a possibility of war be forestalled?

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S-2 *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-11-06 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,335 Country:	Astralis Reply "Finally, and most pertinently right now, when Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., asked if he favored attacking Iran (a question that most appointees would have ducked on the grounds that it was "hypothetical"), Gates forthrightly said that he did not, adding, "We have seen in Iraq that, once war is unleashed, it becomes unpredictable." This will be the true test of Gates' legacy—not whether he can go up against the Army to institute reforms (there's no time for that fight), but whether he can stave off Dick Cheney's campaign to mount an attack on Iran." Astralis, I hope that you don't mind my lifting this most "pertinent" comment from Kaplan's article for inclusion on this thread. In fact, I found it not so. Kaplan, instead, inserted this "out of the blue" stab at Cheney OVER Iran- not at all relating to re-structuring the Army's ground forces. Where'd that come from and what's that about? Who favors war with Iran? Raise your hand. Anybody? Anybody at all? Might it become necessary, Astralis, is the real question? Do you foresee that ever being the case? What might forestall that possibility? How likely can such a possibility of war be forestalled? __________________ "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski