The adventures of Lt. Col. Danny Davis: His plan to lead the U.S. invasion of Iran

For
a reservist, Lt. Col. Danny Davis (author of the recently touted
and then critiqued
report on the Afghan War) sure gets around. I was told yesterday that when he
was a major, he proposed that the United States conduct a ground invasion of Iran by
air dropping an armored division northeast of Tehran and then doing a tank
assault into the city.

I also was told that he proposed to General
Abizaid that he be promoted to lieutenant colonel and put in command of the
lead tank battalion in the assault.

So
I wrote to Lt. Col. Davis to ask if all this was correct. He promptly wrote
back, very nicely. (Reading his note below, I don't know why he would consider
a private letter sent to a general by an individual operating in a non-official
capacity to be classified. Nor do I see how something can be both private and classified,
but these are minor issues).

Here
is his note:

nice
to hear from you - i am grateful that you sought out the facts instead of
simply publishing an inaccurate, partial-truth.



i will tell you that the one quote you cite below is a gross
mischaracterization of a private, classified document I did in fact write,
and contains blatantly inaccurate information.  six years ago i sent
a private, classified letter and associated classified report to one
individual that had as its subject Iran.  it is unfortunate that
someone is leaking isolated pieces of this classified document, out of context, to
members of the media.  unlike whomever is leaking this information, i
will not discuss known   classified
material in public.   

thanks
again for asking about this before publishing something. as i understand it you
did not agree with my report or some of its findings and thus i respect
you all the more for seeking out my take on this deceptive quote before
you publish your blog.



let me know if i may be of further help,



--danny