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The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, visited the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Friday and held meetings with Israeli officials, including President Shimon Peres, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz.
"I'm really pleased to be here," General Dempsey said at the start of his meeting with Barak. "We have many interests in common in the region in this very dynamic time and the more we can continue to engage each other, the better off we'll all be".
Gen. Dempsey's visit came as the U.S. is trying to coordinate steps and clarify Israel's intentions with regard to a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations.
Peres said that the Iranian matter does not belong exclusively to the U.S. or Israel, but rather the entire international community.
Top U.S. General: We have many joint interests with Israel in Middle East - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:16 AM EST
Article Source: Haaretz
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I had hoped Dempsey has experience and knowledge to gain a reputation for even dealings matching Hilary and George Schultz.
Mullen / Gates / Petraeus are not missed, nor honored.
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