U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq would make it difficult to mount any attack on Iran, the Pentagon's top officer said in remarks broadcast on Monday, adding that he would prefer to avoid a new regional war. "It would be a very significant challenge for the United States right now to get into a third conflict in that part of the world," Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff added. |
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