Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Mock War Game Shows Limited U.S. Options on Iran

"The Atlantic Monthly magazine recently arranged a mock war game to examine U.S. options if military force is used to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. As NPR's Michele Kelemen reports, the exercise showed how limited the options are.
Retired Air Force Col. Sam Gardiner ran the simulation. Armed with maps and charts in a slideshow, he laid out several options: one night of air strikes against Revolutionary Guard units to punish Iran if it meddles in Iraq; several days of air strikes aimed at Iran's nuclear program; or an all-out war to topple Tehran's clerical regime.
Listen to NPR Report on this topic....(Omid)

# posted by Berkeley Forum : 5:21 PM
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This is not so recent, the war game discussed here is 6 month or more old. The overall concensus in the decision-making circles in the goverment is moving against the conclusions of this game. See Gardiner's comments on CNN.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:02 AM
 
Thanks Hazhir. We forgot to mention the time. Just reminding the whole story. We think there some interesting points at this piece. What do you think
# posted by Blogger Berkeley Forum : 5:05 PM
 
it is outdated, but still interesting. But living with a nuclear Iran is a little too scary to fathom...gulp!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 7:32 PM
 
Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace prize-winner, is coming to speak at Berkeley on Wednesday the 10th of May at 11:30 AM in 155 Dwinelle Hall. Just thought I'd give you guys a heads up about this one.

http://www.itsyourworld.org/program.php?page=1600
# posted by Blogger Nathan : 12:01 PM
 
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