IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, on his first official visit to Washington, warned Thursday that Israel would not rule out any course of action regarding
Iran's nuclear ambitions. "We are all united in the view that Iran needs to be prevented from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” he declared adding that all options remain on the table. During his visit, Operation Brimstone, a massive
naval exercise off the US coast is currently underway with 15,000 naval personnel from the US, France, Brazil, the United Kingdom flexing their war fighting capabilities. 07/24/08
