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| Iran's threat grows among US divisions |
| 2004-09-20 |
| Deep divisions within the Bush administration are hampering U.S. efforts to defuse the growing nuclear weapons threat posed by Iran, a cross-section of Middle East specialists say. The differences — between those advocating a tough, confrontational approach and those convinced that engagement on a variety of issues is the best way to stop Tehran's quest for a nuclear weapon — are so strong that nearly three years after President Bush declared Iran part of an "axis of evil" threatening the free world, his administration still has no widely accepted approach to the problem. The search for common ground has been complicated by a variety of factors, including the sharply opposing views among America's closest allies and the stakes involved. Arms control specialists and regional analysts argue that a nuclear-armed Iran could endanger Israel's existence, touch off a regional arms race in an already unstable Middle East and — because of Iran's medium- and long-range missile technology acquired from North Korea — very quickly pose direct threats to Europe and the United States. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 You can bet your knickers that the US is or has plans in place to deal with Iran. We cannot let events go merrily along toward a Nuke. The problem with us on the sidelines is that the REAL INTEL on what is happening will not be divulged. So all this stuff that we see on the news and elsewhere is kinda window dressing and cow manure. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-20 7:54:53 PM |
| #4 No sweat 2B, I always use 2 grains of salt with the likes of the LAtimes or the NYT. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-09-20 2:31:02 PM |
| #3 Hey..sorry JM..I misread your post. my bad. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-20 1:42:33 PM |
| #2 come on JM. Articles that start with (cue the minor chords) "Deep divisions within the Bush administration are hampering U.S. efforts to defuse the growing nuclear weapons threat posed by Iran, a cross-section of Middle East specialists say." ... are almost as poorly written and as obvious as the crap written by the Norkors. I didn't need to click the link to guess that the article would be the likes of LATIMES. If you are taking stock in this, I suggest you sell. If you still believe - please send me 19.95, and I'll cure your baldness, impotence, weight problems and sell you some ocean front property - sucker. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-20 1:34:46 PM |
| #1 This is one of Bushs' great failings in my eyes. He should be out there making a damning case for sanctions, war, Mullah assassinations or whatever. I'm hoping after the elections that will change. Lets not try and fool ourselves by taking this to the UN, or trying to get the EU on board, they will never go for it, and the end result will be the same anyway. A nuclear armed death cult state is unacceptable. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-09-20 11:49:25 AM |