Is it too late for the West to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon without resorting to military action?
Yes, says Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA agent who now works as a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
According to Gerecht, who spoke on Just the News’ John Solomon Reports podcast, Iran has essentially reached a point where the only way to stop it is for the US to send in bombers.
He stated that they are virtually “home free,” implying that you either accept them going nuclear and be willing to engage in some form of containment plan, similar to the Soviet Union. You can also strike. You’re attempting to keep them from becoming a nuclear power.
Either pray the ayatollahs don’t use the bomb if it’s built, or strike a country on the verge of becoming a nuclear power with a strike before it’s too late. Neither choice appears to be particularly good or safe.
Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, but the United States attempts to deter and control its ambitions. Alternatively, America may simply give up. Or America ratchets up sanctions, tries to strike a decent deal, or incites a nuclear-free, popular uprising. Alternatively, America may go to war to prevent the Islamic Revolutionary Guards from gaining control of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, which is the politically unappealing option, he further added.
This “Iran is about to have a bomb” language comes from a former CIA operative, a “WMD’s in Iraq” agent. Take everything he says with great caution.
