Abizaid: "Iran Is Not a Suicide State; Deterrence Will Work"

Nathan Gardels: Abizaid: "Iran Is Not a Suicide State; Deterrence Will Work": "General Abizaid's implicit view seemed to be that the world would not be able to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and that we would have to learn to live with it. He questioned whether war with Iran to stop that eventuality would be a wise idea 'at this particular time' not only because world oil flows would be shut down and turmoil would spread across the Middle East where Iran's Shia allies hold sway, but also because the US armed forces lacked strategic flexibility, bogged down as they are in Iraq and Afghanistan with 'our ground forces tapped out.'"