The United States assigned a vice admiral as liaison to the Israeli army in case of a U.S. attack against Iraq. James Metzger, an assistant to the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will work from his office in the Pentagon, but could be sent to Israel to advise it on American operations.
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