Ex-CIA chief: Iran far too close to nuclear weapon
Ex-CIA chief: Iran far too close to nuclear weapon – Israel News, Ynetnews.
Former NSA, CIA chief Michael Hayden says ‘we don’t have whole lot of good options’ in regards to interim Iran deal. ‘Let’s be honest with ourselves, we have accepted Iranian uranium enrichment’ he adds
Yitzhak Benhorin
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WASHINGTON – The director of the CIA during George W. Bush’s administration, Michael Hayden, said that “right now, the Iranians are far too close to a nuclear weapon.”
The former top American spy, who first served as the head of the NSA and then the CIA, said in an interview with Fox network Sunday night that following the interim nuclear deal that was struck in Geneva, “at the end of the day, Iran’s going to be a nuclear threshold state.”
“It says in the agreement that we will come to an agreement with regard to their right to enrich, which is very different from the UN Security Council resolutions to date, which say that they do not have a right to enrich,” Hayden explained. “We have hit the pause button,” he said in regards to the interim deal, “now we’ve got to negotiate hitting the delete button with them.”
Hayden admitted in the interview that “it’s not like we have a whole lot of good choices with regard to Iran and their nuclear program. I’m willing to let this deal kind of run, but let’s be honest with ourselves. We have accepted Iranian uranium enrichment. There is no question about that. That’s a different red line than we used to have. I understand that. That may be a result of the facts that changed on the ground.”
Hayden stressed that “what we have to do is to push that threshold back as far as possible, and that will identify – that will define whether this was a good idea, or a bad idea. Right now, the Iranians are far too close to a nuclear weapon.”
However, Hayden maintains a more pragmatic view and added that although Iranian President Hassan Rohani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif may not be moderates, the pair might still be “the best deal we can get in terms of interlocutors within the Islamic Republic.”
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WarSclerotic 
December 2, 2013 at 5:24 PM
“Former CIA, AMAN chiefs: Iran is a nuclear threshold state and can no longer be stopped”
“The former heads of two of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world, speaking Sunday, Dec. 1, in different parts of the world, were of the same opinion: Iran has reached the point of a nuclear threshold state and can build several nuclear bombs in a matter of weeks. By this diagnosis, Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA, and ex-general Amos Yadlin, ex-chief of AMAN, Israeli military intelligence indicted their respective governments of the US and Israeli for their failure to stop this happening.” Debka..
December 2, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Surprise, surprise. The US has not only accepted enrichment but it has also accepted an Iranian bomb long ago.
It was decided in 2008 when Obavez was elected because he was never serious about the military option.
And with no military option and sanctions that came too late this outcome was inevitable.
For a long time I believed that Obavez is heading for containment but it’s even worse than that.
The US won’t even contain a nuclear Iran. This means that Iran can produce as many nukes as it wishes.
If he never intented to stop Iran why did he not simply let Israel handle it?
The answer is very simple. Appeasement//rapprochement at all costs was his plan right from the get go and he would allow nothing to interfere with his plan.
December 2, 2013 at 9:04 PM
If you want to know why you can call Khamenei the BMW ayatollah and how much money the ayatollahs really get, read this excellent piece.
The National Post: Ottolengh & Ghasseminejad: The Ayatollah’s windfall
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/12/02/ottolengh-ghasseminejad-the-ayatollahs-windfall/
December 2, 2013 at 9:23 PM
Meanwhile some at the Washington Post ask:
Why is the U.S. okay with Israel having nuclear weapons but not Iran?
Shameful. It’s like asking: Why was it ok for the US to have nukes but not for Adolf Hitler.
WorldViews
By Max Fisher and the Washington Post Foreign Staff
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/12/02/why-is-the-u-s-okay-with-israel-having-nuclear-weapons-but-not-iran/?wprss=rss_world&clsrd
December 2, 2013 at 11:08 PM
How stupid can one be while iran is chanting death to America .those who said this at the Washington post are too stupid to know the difference between iran and Israel !
December 2, 2013 at 9:28 PM
The Weekly Standard Blog: Report: Obama Arranging Tehran Visit for Next Year
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/report-obama-arranging-tehran-visit-next-year_769213.html
While there is till only one source for this story I believe that it is true.
December 2, 2013 at 9:44 PM
And why do I believe this?
First, it is enterily consistent with Obavez’ plans and would be hailed by his worshippers as a colossal triumph.
Second, it would be a huge boost for his ego. Remember, he is the guy who stopped the rise of the oceans and began the healing of this planet.
Third, it would be a new Cairo moment.
Fourth, it would be the full and irreversible realization of the geopolitical shifts in the Middle East, the new US/Iran partnership.
Fifth, it would likely be another vacation without Michelle. (Somehow I doubt that she wants to run around in islamic dress.)
Sixth, it goes according to the script below (published in Feb. 2013), which so far has been executed with an amazing accuracy.
http://johnbatchelorshow.com/blog/2013/02/grand-bargain-tehran-remake
“Am told that the Obama administration is eager and resolute to conclude a Grand Bargain with the Supreme Leader that will declare the fiction that Iran’s nuclear weapons program is non-military. Am told that the VPOTUS Biden or his close advisers communicated with Supreme Leader speakers during the recent security conference in Germany, and am told that new SecState Kerry aims to meet with Supreme Leader cut-outs in Kazakhstan at the end of February. In all, the Obama administration has put in place the apparatus the deal and set up a visit by POTUS to Tehran in the direct imitation of Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing. The sidebar issues for the Grand Bargain include lifting the sanctions and recognizing Iran as the regional hegemon of the Gulf. Also, I am told that the US will acknowledge that Iran’s nuclear scientists have been attacked by a “Third Country” — aka Israel. The timeline for this global reordering of battle lines includes waiting until after the June 2013 presidential election in Iran, when, I am, told, the Supreme Leader will endorse and celebrate the election of former Foreign Minister Velayati as the new president. All this maneuvering proceeds from the meeting last Fall between Velayati and White House special agent Valerie Jarrett in Doha to discuss the diplomatic spectacular this year.”
December 2, 2013 at 10:40 PM
The Hill: White House: Obama not eyeing Iran trip
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/191736-white-house-no-truth-to-reports-obama-preparing
Shure, if you like your doctor, you can keep your desease.
December 2, 2013 at 11:10 PM
If its true there is only one word for it and that is SICKENING !