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US Generals Will Quit If Bush Orders Iran Attack
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US Generals "Will Quit" If Bush
Orders Iran Attack
By Michael Smith and
Sarah Baxter
TimesOnline
Sunday 25 February
2007
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1434540.ece
Some of America's most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources.
Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before President George Bush leaves office. The Sunday Times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack.
"There are four or five generals and admirals we know of who would resign if Bush ordered an attack on Iran," a source with close ties to British intelligence said. "There is simply no stomach for it in the Pentagon, and a lot of people question whether
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