In a little-noticed exchange Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, a
top US general said he had no doubt Israel would attack Iran if the Islamic
Republic reached a critical point in its nuclear weapons drive. Furthermore,
said General James Mattis, Israel could so without the assistance of the United
States.
Mattis, who is retiring this month as head of the US
army’s Central Command, which includes the Middle East and North Africa, was
responding to questions from Sen. Lindsey Graham, who asked him whether he
believed Israel would strike at Iran if the regime “reached
a critical point in terms of nuclear
capability.”
Responded Mattis: “The
Israelis have said so; I take them at their word.”
Graham followed up by asking whether Israel would need US
assistance to carry out such an attack. Said Mattis, “They
could conduct a strike without our help.”
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