Source: Israeli media
Dempsey Claims Israel Satisfied The US Will Use Military Option Against Iran. DEBKAfile: Israel Doesn’t Say This -- Debka
Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs of Staff, flew out of Israel Wednesday, April 2, from three days of talks with Israeli leaders, asserting: “I think they are satisfied we have the capability [to use a military option against Iran]. I think they believe we will use it.”
Debkafile sources tracking his talks did not receive that impression from Israeli officials. They did not subscribe to his statement that “Israel and the United States are in broad agreement about the threat that Iran poses to the region and how to deal with it.”
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My Comment: I sometimes post stories from Debka .... and I am always voicing my skepticism on what they are reporting. But this story is more detailed than usual .... and from my vantage point I have the impression that someone is sending out a message that these U.S. - Israeli talks were not as successful as it is being portrayed .... including (maybe) even accusing America's top General that he actually lied and/or was deceitful on the critical issue of Iran.