 PARIS: Using military force against Iran to prevent it pursuing its nuclear programme would be 'completely mad', the chief of France's defence staff said on Wednesday. General Henri Bentegeat said the idea of Iran possessing a nuclear weapon was 'a real nightmare' but added that the way for a negotiated solution remained open.
| Which of course the Mad Mullahs™ will do because they're so reasonable and all ... |
"I don't think it would be reasonable to envisage military action against Iran to prevent it having this nuclear programme," Bentegeat told Europe 1 radio. "That would create a dreadful drama in the Middle East ... I think that at the moment it would be completely mad," he said. "Maybe one day we will get to that point. But today it is exclusively the diplomats who are having their say." "There are still paths of negotiation which have not been explored," Bentegeat said. "Russia in particular is offering help to find a solution to the problem." |