>>>What is your take? Sanctioned from the highest level or renegade?
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>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/18/us.iran/index.html?hpt=T1
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>>>This is probably an ink blot test here in partisan land. I am hoping for honest reactions.
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>>I honestly fail to see any problem. It is part of the military's job to plan for all contingencies. While military action is probably the last thing I want to see re Iran, if it becomes necessary I don't want the President saying "OK guys, what are my options" and having the Generals/Admirals saying "Ummmmmmm. We'll get back to you on that."
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>If I thought that is all it is I would agree with you completely. For some reason it strikes me as the military wanting to implement their own plan.
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>Maybe I just don't trust the military brass. (NOT soldiers, who I admire deeply; the brass).

Mike, it is normal for a plan, to cover all possibilities, to be developed. Then, in the future, if (in this case, Iran) makes a move to attack us or our allies a plan is ready. It just saves time if an emergency occurs. Same as escape planning for a house fire or preparing for an earthquake. It is nothing new and it makes good sense.