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Thread ID: 19621 | Posts: 6 | Started: 2005-08-13
2005-08-13 12:47 | User Profile
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=#000000]Bush raises option of using force against Iran[/color][/size][/font][font=Verdana,Sans-serif][url="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:eMail_Friend%28540,%20540%29;"][font=Verdana,Sans-Serif][/font][/url][size=1] [/size] [size=1] [/size][size=1][size=1][color=black]Aug 13, 5:27 AM (ET)[/color][/size]
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[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]"All options are on the table," Bush, speaking at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, said in the interview broadcast on Saturday.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Asked if that included the use of force, Bush replied: **"As I say, all options are on the table. The use of force is the last option for any president and you know, we've used force in the recent past to secure our country."**[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Iran angered the European Union and the United States by resuming uranium conversion at the Isfahan plant last Monday after rejecting an EU offer of political and economic incentives in return for giving up its nuclear programme.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Tehran says it aims only to produce electricity and denies Western accusations it is seeking a nuclear bomb.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Bush made clear he still hoped for a diplomatic solution, noting that EU powers Britain, Germany and France had taken the lead in dealing with Iran.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Washington last week expressed a willingness to give negotiations on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program more time before getting tougher with the country.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]"In all these instances we want diplomacy to work and so we're working feverishly on the diplomatic route and we'll see if we're successful or not," Bush told state-owned Israel Channel One television.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Bush has also previously said that the United States has not ruled out the possibility of military strikes. But U.S. officials have played down media speculation earlier this year they were planning military action against Iran.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Friday that negotiations were still possible with Iran on condition the Iranians suspend their nuclear activities.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously called on Iran on Thursday to halt sensitive atomic work.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]Douste-Blazy said the next step would be on September 3 when IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei reports on Iran's activities.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif][size=2][color=black]If Iran continues to defy global demands, another IAEA meeting will likely be held, where both Europe and Washington will push for a referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.[/color][/size][/font]
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2005-08-13 13:11 | User Profile
Bush: Yes we are! No we're not. Yes we are! No we're not. Yes we are! No we're not. Duh, what did you say Karl? Which is it today?
Bush is a double minded twit who is unstable and imbalanced in all his ways.
IMPEACH BUSH!
2005-08-13 13:13 | User Profile
Rhetoric. Bush doesn't dare move against Iran unless he wants the Shia to join in the insurgency fun.
2005-08-13 13:23 | User Profile
[QUOTE=SteamshipTime]Rhetoric. Bush doesn't dare move against Iran unless he wants the Shia to join in the insurgency fun.[/QUOTE]
No but somehow I suspect he is more than willing to turn Israel loose at the time of the neocons choosing. All is according to plan ya know, well except that big mess in iraq, oil going up, border problems, errr did i missing anything ?
2005-08-13 14:22 | User Profile
Asked if that included the use of force, Bush replied: "As I say, all options are on the table. The use of force is the last option for any president and you know, we've used force in the recent past to secure our country." Sh!thead Bush is suggesting that sending troops to Iraq is helping to "secure" America. Who's stupid enough to believe him? Too many people.
As I've said before, I really hope Iran gets nukes. That will take the spoiled, arrogant Israelis down a notch, and it will certainly not endanger the US. The Iranians have no interest in attacking this country.
2005-08-13 14:26 | User Profile
[QUOTE=JoseyWales]No but somehow I suspect he is more than willing to turn Israel loose at the time of the neocons choosing. All is according to plan ya know, well except that big mess in iraq, oil going up, border problems, errr did i missing anything ?[/QUOTE]Iran has promised severe retaliation against Israel if the latter attacks. Israel has nukes, but Iran has enough conventional weapons to essentially destroy Israel (nice thought). So for Israel to attack Iran might cause mutual destruction. That's my admittedly limited understanding of the situation there, anyway.
Also, Iran's nuclear facilities are said to be very well-hardened. If they're buried deeply enough in mountains and such, even bunker-buster missiles might not be able to reach them. Good!