Generals to Bush: Talk to Iran!
News: Military and diplomatic leaders plead with the president to try diplomacy first
August 22, 2006
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A long list of former top U.S. Diplomats and military officials--ambassadors, generals, a former head of the U.S. Central Command--have signed on to a statement urging the administration "to engage immediately in direct talks with the government of Iran without preconditions to help resolve the current crisis in the Middle East... An attack on Iran would have disastrous consequences for security in the region and U.S. Forces in Iraq. Read the full statement, and see the list of signers, here. Listen to former CENTCOM chief Gen. Joseph P. Hoar and Lt. General Robert G. Gard, former president of the National Defense University, discussing military leaders' worries about Bush, Condi, Iran, and more here.
