Colin Powell Says, "Iran Is A Long Way From Nuclear Weapon"

Something tells me this is a historic example of famous last words. I believe Colin Powell will regret having made this statement:


US Powell:Iran Long Way From Nuclear Arms: US Strike Unlikely

KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Iran is far from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and despite U.S. fears about its atomic intentions, an American military strike against the Islamic Republic is unlikely, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.

Tehran rejects claims by the United States and some European Union countries that its nuclear program is aimed at secretly producing weapons, insisting it is for peaceful purposes only.

"I think Iran is a long way from having anything that could be anything like a nuclear weapon," said Powell, who was invited by the National Bank of Kuwait to speak on economic opportunity and crisis in the Middle East.

A recent report by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog found Iran has been generally truthful in the information it has provided the agency about aspects of its past nuclear activities.


This is simply not true. The most recent report by the U.N. International Atomic Energy Exchange has the IAEA admitting that they have lost control of the monitoring process.


Asked if he sees a U.S. war on Iran coming, the retired U.S. general said although no American official will say the option was "off the table," he did not see prospects of a military conflict.

There is no base of support among Americans for such an action, Powell said, adding that the U.S. military already has enough on its hands in Iraq and Afghanistan.


It sounds to me as if Powell is now openly advocating for American weakness.