US 'not really that much better off' than before Iran war: Retired admiral
Key takeaways
- William Mc Raven said Sunday that the U.S. is not really that much better off than it was before the war with Iran
- I don t think it was… coming about imminently, Mc Raven, the former head of U.S.
- But the fact of the matter is we re not really that much better off now than we were before February 28th, he continued, referring to the day that the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
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William Mc Raven said Sunday that the U.S. is not really that much better off than it was before the war with Iran
I don t think [Iran] had a nuclear weapon. I don t think it was… coming about imminently, Mc Raven, the former head of U.S. Special Operations Command under President Obama, told host Martha Raddatz on ABC s This Week.
But the fact of the matter is we re not really that much better off now than we were before February 28th, he continued, referring to the day that the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Yes, we have sunk their navy. Yes, we have destroyed their air force. Yes, we have taken out a lot of their leadership, but I m not sure we re a lot better off.