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2005-01-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Reuters: Bush Won't Rule Out Action Against Iran Over Nukes

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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-18 8:57:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 C'mon, Mrs D - what did you expect? Reagan's "bombing will comment in 5 minutes"?

You're a hard one. Sorry he's not your bitch doing your bidding, on your schedule, with your script, lol, because I want precisely what (I presume) you do...

Aw, fuck it. I'm tired of trying to drag reality back into the equation for those unwilling to recognize that being The President of The United States does not mix well with knee-jerk instant-gratification thinking. You have a "feeling" he's bailing? Fine. Great. Cool. Awesome. Knock yourself out. Please. Use my hammer.

Posted by .com 2005-01-18 9:16:58 AM|| 2005-01-18 9:16:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 commence.

Sheesh - typing too fast cuz I'm "into" the topic.

Posted by .com 2005-01-18 9:22:02 AM|| 2005-01-18 9:22:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if we are playing bad-cop to Europe's good-cop on the Iranians...

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-01-18 9:30:47 AM|| 2005-01-18 9:30:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Euros don't seem to thinks so, CF. They are whining that their negotiations can't possibly succeed the US refuses to pay the price they want to promise Iran. (see the Bush Bad article below)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-18 10:49:28 AM|| 2005-01-18 10:49:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 bad cop? I'm thinking Harry Callahan - "well do ya feel lucky....punk?"

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-18 11:07:44 AM|| 2005-01-18 11:07:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Good cop-bad cop is play-acting. It doesn't work when the target is determined not to go along and when Good Cop is deadset against the Bad Cop's actually doing anything in response.

Here's the acid test for the E3: which would you prefer, a nuclear iran that buys your exports or an iran defanged by US-Israeli direct action? Isn't it obvious which outcome the E3 are driving toward?

Posted by lex 2005-01-18 4:03:55 PM|| 2005-01-18 4:03:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 To really scare them, Bush should solemnly promise never to attack Iran.

Posted by gromgorru 2005-01-18 6:43:06 PM|| 2005-01-18 6:43:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I still believe the President's trip to Europe in Feb. is to warn Europeans that US action is imminent unless Iran gives up its nuclear ambitions.

Posted by Stephen 2005-01-18 9:16:25 PM|| 2005-01-18 9:16:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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