Next Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Warns Of A Mass Casualty Attack In Iraq

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reuters

Army Chief: Iran May Seek Mass Casualties In Iraq -- Miami Herald/AP

WASHINGTON -- Iran's stepped-up arming of Shiite militiamen in southern Iraq who are targeting American troops may be designed to trigger a "Beirut-like moment" of mass U.S. casualties, the Obama administration's nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress on Tuesday.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, was asked by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., about a previous statement Dempsey had made in which he expressed concern that Iran might miscalculate the level of U.S. resolve to assist Iraq.

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Update: U.S. general warns Iran on Iraq militia attacks -- Reuters

My Comment: He is saying publicly what his intelligence reports are probably telling him privately .... Iran is gunning to kill a large number of U.S. troops before their withdrawal from Iraq takes place.