[ire]

Our president sucks.....he is making a huge deal out of a country that couldn't hit Europe with a missle, even if it wanted to.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21356241/

WASHINGTON - President Bush warned on Wednesday a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War III as he tried to shore up international opposition to Tehran amid Russian skepticism over its nuclear ambitions.

Bush was speaking a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has resisted Western pressure to toughen his stance over Iran’s nuclear program, made clear on a visit to Tehran that Russia would not accept any military action against Iran.

At a White House news conference, Bush expressed hope Putin would brief him on his talks in Tehran and said he would ask him to clarify recent remarks on Iran’s nuclear activities.

Putin said last week that Russia, which is building Iran’s first atomic power plant, would “proceed from the position” that Tehran had no plans to develop nuclear weapons but he shared international concerns that its nuclear programs “should be as transparent as possible.”

“The thing I’m interested in is whether or not he continues to harbor the same concerns that I do,” Bush said. “When we were in Australia (in September), he reconfirmed to me that he recognizes it’s not in the world’s interest for Iran to have the capacity to make a nuclear weapon.”

Bush, who has insisted he wants a diplomatic solution to the Iranian issue, is pushing for a third round of U.N. sanctions against Iran.

Russia, a veto-holding member of the Security Council, backed two sets of limited U.N. sanctions against Iran but has resisted any tough new measures.

Stepping up his rhetoric, Bush said a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a “dangerous threat to world peace.”

“We’ve got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel,” he said. “So I’ve told people that, if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.”

Putin's 'special message'
Iran rejects accusations it is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb, saying it wants nuclear technology for peaceful civilian purposes such as power generation, and has refused to heed U.N. Security Council demands to halt sensitive uranium enrichment.

Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani was quoted by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Wednesday as saying that Putin had delivered a “special message” on its atomic program and other issues. No other details were given.

Putin’s visit on Tuesday was watched closely because of Moscow’s possible leverage in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear standoff with the West. It was the first time a Kremlin chief went to Iran since Josef Stalin in 1943.

Asked about Putin’s “special message,” U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said he was not aware of any deal or offer put forward by Moscow to Tehran over the nuclear program.

On Russian opposition to Caspian Sea states being used to launch attacks against Iran, Casey reiterated that Bush kept all his options on the table but that the United States was committed to the diplomatic path with Tehran.

 

[Westy]

I think you are confused. Bush could start WWIII over Iran.

 

[ire]

I think you are confused. Bush could start WWIII over Iran.

Yeah I know, but he would blame it on Iran....since they won't halt their nuclear ambitions

 

[H8R]

“We’ve got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel,” he said. “So I’ve told people that, if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.”

Bush is an irresponsible little fvckin cocksucker. All the subtlety and diplomatic expertise of a retard operating a wrecking ball crane.

 

[MMike]

They mispelled nucular...

 

[LordOpie]

Not a chance we go to war with Iran unless they strike first.

Which is why Bush is antagonizing them.

 

[ire]

Not a chance we go to war with Iran unless they strike first.

Which is why Bush is antagonizing them.

I don't know....he is talking a lot like he was on the build up to Iraq. I wouldn't rule out airstrikes against Iran

 

[Westy]

Not a chance we go to war with Iran unless they strike first.

Which is why Bush is antagonizing them.

But why antagonize them in the first place, we know it isn't going to deter them. Probably one of the reasons they are pursuing Nukes is because we antagonized them in the first place.

 

[goofy]

But why antagonize them in the first place, we know it isn't going to deter them. Probably one of the reasons they are pursuing Nukes is because we antagonized them in the first place.

DingDingDingDing I believe we have a winner

 

[$tinkle]

speaking of antagonistic statements

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton advocated talks to settle differences with Iran but said Saturday that Tehran would invite U.S. action if it were to disrupt oil supplies.

"I will make it very clear to the Iranians that there are very serious consequences attached to their actions," Clinton said. . . .

The New York senator, responding to a question, said blocking oil shipments "would be devastating to the world economy."

If the U.S. took military action as a result, she said, "I would hope that the world would see that was an action of last resort, not first resort. Because we need the world to agree with us about the threat that Iran poses to everyone."

Clinton said that is why, as president, she "would immediately open a diplomatic negotiation with Iran over all issues that we disagree with them on."

clicky

so, just as long there's oil, there's no war.

 

[LordOpie]

But why antagonize them in the first place, we know it isn't going to deter them. Probably one of the reasons they are pursuing Nukes is because we antagonized them in the first place.

This Admin wants to control the ME. Remember Rummy trying to pick a fight with Syria at the beginning of Iraq invasion... before we realized how horribly wrong it was going to go?

 

[Westy]

If I was president I'd try to get all colonial on some cool places like the Alps or New Zealand. Screw some ****ty hotter than **** dust bowl.

 

[reflux]

Our country is in dire need of a new war and a new round of tax cuts. Who is with me on this?

 

[LordOpie]

If I was president I'd try to get all colonial on some cool places like the Alps or New Zealand. Screw some ****ty hotter than **** dust bowl.

Lichtenstein. It's 4miles x 16 miles... we can take it, no one would notice, not really, and it's in the Alps!

 

[ire]

Our country is in dire need of a new war and a new round of tax cuts. Who is with me on this?

I vote we take over the entire middle east, make it a province, take their oil, tax the hell out of them and eliminate taxes for us :biggrin:

 

[$tinkle]

This Admin wants to control the ME. Remember Rummy trying to pick a fight with Syria at the beginning of Iraq invasion... before we realized how horribly wrong it was going to go?

possibly, but at least it would have been justified. to wit: your people are once again doing our bidding:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303197,00.html

 

[MikeD]

Iran is a piece of the happy "war-with-China-and/or-Russia" puzzle, not an issue in and of itself.

 

[DaveW]

If I was president I'd try to get all colonial on some cool places like the Alps or New Zealand. Screw some ****ty hotter than **** dust bowl.

I's keeeel you's aaaaaaaall!!!!!
Jihadi kamatē durka durka

 

[MikeD]

I's keeeel you's aaaaaaaall!!!!!
Jihadi kamat? durka durka

Don't worry; we'll sign a treaty when we come to a stalemate. You'll get what's promised you...really. How 'bout we meet in Waitangi? It's not too far from your pad. (Although further than it used to be, you urbanite scum...)

 

[DaveW]

Paleface talk with forked tongue.

Besides there's no oil at Waitangi. It's all in Taranaki and in the southern basin below Stewart Island! irate2:

 

[MikeD]

Innnteresting. Innnnnnnnteresting.

 

[DaveW]

Sh*t! oster_oops: