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| Russia to prevent use of force on Iran |
| 2007-02-28 |
| (Xinhua) -- Russia will try to prevent the possible use of force by the United States against Iran in the dispute over its nuclear program, the foreign minister said on Tuesday. "We cannot ignore statements made by high-ranking U.S. officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney," the minister, Sergei Lavrov, told a news conference. Cheney, speaking on a trip to Australia last week, refused to rule out the possibility of taking military action against Iran, saying "all options are still on the table." "We are convinced that this (use of force) has no prospects and we will do all we can to prevent this scenario," Lavrov said. He called on Iran to show flexibility. The West accuses Iran of trying to produce nuclear weapons under a civilian cover, a charge Tehran denies. Iran says it needsto enrich uranium as a peaceful, alternative energy source. The UN Security Council gave Iran a 60-day deadline, which expired last week, to suspend uranium enrichment or face further sanctions. But Iran refused to heed the Security Council's demand. Six major nations -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- agreed on Monday to work on a new UN Security Council resolution to press Iran to halt its nuclear program but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 The Bear is looking for some quid pro quo ... the problem seems to be - from whom? |
| Posted by: doc 2007-02-28 19:04 |
| #8 We have mishandled Russia totally since Putin took power. Crap, Condi is supposed to be a Soviet expert, certainly some of that knowledge must work with the rubble that remains after the wall collapsed. Everytime a Russian says something like this the US should suggest Ukraine join NATO and that a growing laundry list of nations should get Permenant Seats in the security council to dilute the Russian power and further erode away the usefullness of that council while gaining the US kudos amung the third world. And Bush should joke that we're considering nuking Putin's house hoping the fallout will help chill out the global warming. A little joke, off the record like that, would be reprinted in every major publication around the world in minutes. Putin might get the hint. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-02-28 14:35 |
| #7 Best response would be to ensure the Ukraine is removed from the Russian orbit. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-02-28 11:06 |
| #6 Is there any provocation that will cause the West to respond to those who arm our enemies? |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-28 10:15 |
| #5 No, but by their actions, they have already made efforts by providing weapons to help the Iranians to kill Israelis and Americans. The way around the Russian obstacle is for Iran to attack our forces first, hopefully ineffectively. Russia would be cowed by such an attack, losing any justification to defend Iran. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-28 09:54 |
| #4 Ima thimpkin dont nobody care what Russia thinks. They can't stop action in Iran anymore than they could Iraq. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-02-28 08:11 |
| #3 The rooskies are just waiting for Almondinejihad's check to clear. Ima thinking we could buy them off with a C-130 full of dollars. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-28 00:26 |
#2 So have the Ruskies been listening to Ahmadinutbar's threats against the US, Europe and Israel?Of course -- why else would they bother? |
| Posted by: JSU 2007-02-28 00:25 |
| #1 So have the Ruskies been listening to Ahmadinutbar's threats against the US, Europe and Israel? |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-02-28 00:21 |