December 20-2013
Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (photo), who was noted for saying war with Iran would be the worst outcome of the dispute, now is preaching a different line, saying the United States should be ready to go to war if negotiations don’t pan out. In a speech last month, he said that while the US has “implemented unprecedented sanctions and pressure on Iran, we may very well have to use military forces to back up our policy” of denying nuclear weapons to Iran. Panetta said, “It is the Supreme Leader who is key, and he is not likely to give up enrichment.”
