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WaPo: Rice: Attacking Iran Is 'Not on Agenda'

2005-02-04

Despite tough new language on Iran, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that a U.S. attack on the Tehran regime is "simply not on the agenda" for now. After talks Friday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Rice said the United States and its allies still have "many diplomatic tools" that they will pursue "fully" to ensure that Iran's theocracy does not subvert its legal nuclear energy program to develop a nuclear weapon.

"On the other hand, if that doesn't work we'll have to kill them."

President Bush, Vice President Cheney and other top foreign policy officials have recently indicated that the administration intends to have a more robust policy in confronting Iran. But Rice, who is on the first stop of a week-long tour of Europe and the Middle East, said Iran is increasingly isolated and denied that the U.S. refusal to participate in Europe's disarmament talks with Tehran hampered the diplomatic initiative. Rice said on Thursday that the United States would rebuff European efforts to bring it into negotiations with Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic state from developing nuclear weapons. Flying to Europe, she told reporters that the United States was confronting the theocratic government in Tehran in "a variety of ways"
I hope ways is the new DOD shorthamd for weapons.
with "a variety of different partners"
I guess this is the new euphemism for Israel, or at least I hope so.
to end its nuclear weapons ambitions, support for Islamic extremism, interference in Iraq and human rights violations.

Posted by:Mrs. Davis

#6 Rice off the record,"Let me tell you guys the truth.We don't have an agenda. We have strategies and we have plans,but most of all we have a President who wakes up one morning,says that's all the s*** Ah'ma gonna take from so and so,and the next thing you know,the cruise missiles are launching,the bombers are flying,Special Forces are snooping and Walla!another regime bites the dust. It's like Crash said to the batter,don't dig in too deep,I don't know where the next pitch is going. Swear to God I don't."

Posted by: Stephen 2005-02-04 4:07:04 PM

#5 well then it would require a status report. And a set of quality of metrics. And probably a customer feedback form.

Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-02-04 3:59:04 PM

#4 It's not on the agenda if it's been moved to implementation.

Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-02-04 2:13:52 PM

#3 Condi's been studying at the Rummy School for Martial Arts Gestures, methinks. I like it!

Matt -- is that the Bombs Away move in the foto?

Posted by: true nuff 2005-02-04 1:24:01 PM

#2 A quality meeting also results in "action items" or "deliverables."

Posted by: Matt 2005-02-04 10:19:19 AM

#1 "Its not on the agenda"

Dexter: Madame Secretary, is invading Iraq on todays agenda?
Rice: No, dexter, today we'll be wrapping up preparations for the Europe trip. I only have time for a one hour staff meeting, so we'll have to keep it to a short agenda. Whens our next staff meeting?
Dexter: The Tuesday after you get back.
Rice: Ok, put it on the agenda for that meeting. Oh, and something about improving the shuttle buses from the building to the Foggy Bottom Metro station - there have been complaints.
Dexter - I'll get right on it, Mme. Secretary.
Rice: Very good, Dexter.

Remember - a quality meeting starts on time, ends on time and has an AGENDA.

Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-02-04 10:16:40 AM

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