Ex-Mossad Chief No Longer Thinks Bombing Iran Is "the Stupidest Idea I've Ever Heard"

Do you remember how the former head of Israel's Mossad, Meir Dagan, became the darling of the world's liberal media when he declared, "Bombing Iran now is the stupidest idea I've ever heard"? Well, guess what? Apparently, it's no longer so stupid, and Dagan has retracted his declaration. As reported by The Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=276462):

"Bombing Iran is not the stupidest idea Meir Dagan has heard after all, the former Mossad head made clear in an interview in the recent issue of Lochem magazine, distancing himself from his statement earlier this year – which was widely circulated to discredit a possible Israeli military action against Tehran.

'This was a miserable quote that was said absentmindedly, not in public, and which someone quotes all the time,' Dagan said in the magazine for disabled IDF veterans. 'Let’s set the record straight. I think the Iranian nuclear capacity is a threat with strategic implications for Israel.'

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Dagan, repeating what he has been saying for months about the military option, said it was necessary for Israel to always consider what would happen the day after an attack, and that this was a discussion that should take place before – not after – military action. He added that he thought the cost of such an assault would be greater than the benefit."

Why is Dagan maneuvering away from his prior declaration, which brought him accolades and sustained limelight? Answer: This one you'll need to figure out for yourselves. I'm already in enough trouble with death threats from Tehran, Damascus and my wife (see: http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.co.il/2012/07/david-brooks-honor-code-how-to-handle.html).