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There are hundreds of memos being written right now throughout the government and throughout the pentagon as part of the normal policy planning process. >> i didnt need a secret memo from mr. gates to ascertain that. we do not have a coherent policy. i think thats pretty obvious. we keep threatening sanctions. >> it does represent however a very, very stuff problem. >> iran having a nuclear weapon would be disstabilizing and attacking them would create the same outcome. >> bret: a lot of questio...

>> reporter: as the regime continues to move forward developing a nuclear capability, highly classified memo from secretary of defense gates to jim jones reported that u.s. does not have an effective long-term policy for dealing with this. at the white house, spokesman robert gibbs chose to address the issue by attacking the "new york times," which first published an article about the memo. >> i did find this fairly astounding that somebody could leak something, call up reporter and say here is ...

>> reporter: as the regime continues to move forward developing a nuclear capability, highly classified memo from secretary of defense gates to jim jones reported that u.s. does not have an effective long-term policy for dealing with this. at the white house, spokesman robert gibbs chose to address the issue by attacking the "new york times," which first published an article about the memo. >> i did find this fairly astounding that somebody could leak something, call up reporter and say here is ...

Throughout the government and pentagon as part of the normal policy planning process. >> reporter: memos about iran get more attention these days. >> shepard: no doubt. what is the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mullins saying? >> hes trying to reassure people saying theres been a lot of time and energy voted to iran and if the commander in chief wants a middle option, theyre on the table and possible. although a last resort. thats not what the administration is pursuing. sew tried to mak...

Memos being written right now throughout the government and throughout the pentagon as part of the normal policy planning process. >> i didnt need a secret memo from mr. gates to ascertain that. we do not have a coherent policy. i think thats pretty obvious. we keep threatening sanctions. >> it does represent however a very, very stuff problem. >> iran having a nuclear weapon would be disstabilizing and attacking them would create the same outcome. >> bret: a lot of questions about robert gates ...