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September 28, 2012

How U.S. Military Sees Israel Striking Iran

Mark Perry, Foreign Policy

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While no one in the Barack Obama administration knows whether Israel will strike the Iranian nuclear program, American war planners are preparing for a wide array of potential Israeli military options -- while also trying to limit the chances of the United States being drawn into a potentially bloody conflict in the Persian Gulf.

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