sometime in 2006, after Iran withdrew from its suspension agreement, US military and intelligence officials reportedly brought the proposal for the cyber operation, later dubbed “Olympic Games,” to the president. Bush had been weighing his options for a while. With two protracted and complex wars already being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had already decided he wanted no part in a third battle in the Middle East. On-the-ground covert attacks that physically sabotaged Iran’s nuclear sites also were ruled out, since they, too, would likely spark a war.14 So his advisers proffered a third
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