Former officials warn against US attack on Iran�|�Reuters.com

Former officials continue to stack up against pre-emptive war in Iran, for Bush

Former officials warn against US attack on Iran��Reuters.com:

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. conflict with Iran could be even more damaging to America's interests than the war with Iraq, former White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke wrote in Sunday's New York Times.

In an op-ed article co-authored with Steven Simon, a former State Department official who also worked for the National Security Council, Clarke wrote reports that the Bush administration is contemplating bombing nuclear sites in Iran raised concerns that 'would simply begin a multi-move, escalatory process.'

Iran's likely response would be to 'use its terrorist network to strike American targets around the world, including inside the United States,' Clarke and Simon warned.
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Iran has forces as its command far superior to anything Al Qaeda was ever able to field,' they said, citing Iran's links with the militant group Hezbollah.

Iran could also make things much worse in Iraq, they wrote, adding 'there is every reason to believe that Iran has such a retaliatory shock wave planned and ready.'"