“When crazy people with political power tell you what they’re going to do — believe them.”
“I’ve been out of the intelligence business for many years now, so I’ve stayed out of the debate over Iran’s nuclear program. I learned a long time ago that when people who don’t have access to highly classified intelligence about an issue like this one prattle on about what they think is happening, or is likely to happen, they tend to get it wrong. But the debate over Iran’s nuclear program has become so feckless — so disconnected from reality — that perhaps it’s time to inject a dose of what those of us who served on the national security side of the Reagan administration used to call “real-world intelligence.”
“Of course Iran is building a nuclear bomb; the evidence is obvious and overwhelming. The only purpose of those leaked National Intelligence Estimates asserting that Iran hasn’t actually made the decision to build a nuclear bomb, and of similar leaked documents from European intelligence services, is to prevent what the analysts fear would happen. They’re afraid that if they officially judge Iran to be on the verge of having a nuclear bomb, political pressure for a military attack will become irresistible. They want to delay action until it’s too late, so we will be left with no choice except to live with a nuclear-armed Iran.”
“Let’s focus on the three big questions that lie at the core of this potentially literally explosive issue:”
Ed Note:This is a great article that casts an intelligent agent’s perspective on the issue and answers the following 3 Questions in a way that you have highly likely not heard from the media or politicians to date. He explains in detail why…. “One way or the other, don’t be surprised if one morning in the not-too-distant future you turn on your television and see smoke”.
1. When, precisely, will Iran have a nuclear weapon?
2. If Iran is on the verge of having a nuclear bomb, why do I keep hearing that the CIA isn’t convinced Iran has even made the decision to use its nuclear program to build a weapon?
3. Will the Israelis launch a military strike against Iran?
….read it all HERE
Herbert E. Meyer served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence and vice chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council. He is author of How to Analyze Information and The Cure for Poverty.