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Puck
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 Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:09 am Bush: Force last resort on Iran |
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Bush: Force last resort on Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Israeli television he could consider using force as a last resort to press Iran to give up its nuclear program.
"All options are on the table," Bush, speaking at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, said in the interview broadcast on Saturday.
Asked if that included the use of force, Bush replied: "As I say, all options are on the table. The use of force is the last option for any president and you know, we've used force in the recent past to secure our country."
Iran angered the European Union and the United States by resuming uranium conversion at the Isfahan plant last Monday after rejecting an EU offer of political and economic incentives in return for giving up its nuclear program.
Tehran says it aims only to produce electricity and denies Western accusations it is seeking a nuclear bomb.
Bush made clear he still hoped for a diplomatic solution, noting that EU powers Britain, Germany and France had taken the lead in dealing with Iran.
Washington last week expressed a willingness to give negotiations on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program more time before getting tougher with the country.
"In all these instances we want diplomacy to work and so we're working feverishly on the diplomatic route and we'll see if we're successful or not," Bush told state-owned Israel Channel One television.
Bush has also previously said that the United States has not ruled out the possibility of military strikes. But U.S. officials have played down media speculation earlier this year they were planning military action against Iran.
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Friday that negotiations were still possible with Iran on condition the Iranians suspend their nuclear activities.
The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously called on Iran on Thursday to halt sensitive atomic work.
Douste-Blazy said the next step would be on September 3 when IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei reports on Iran's activities.
If Iran continues to defy global demands, another IAEA meeting will likely be held, where both Europe and Washington will push for a referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
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webtaz99
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:31 am |
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We should either be given full disclosure and allowed full inspection rights, or we blow up their facilities.
However, we should wage all military engagements using remote-controlled mechanical means. Reining in the rogue governments of the world is important, but not worth the loss of a single US soldier.
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Republican_Man
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:29 pm |
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I put unsure, but I really should have put yes. I would support bombings, etc--but we are NOT ready for another full-scale war. We should do more like what we did in Bosnia more than Iraq.
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borgslayer
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:00 pm |
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I knew this was going to happen because as I have said a long time ago. President Bush was going to invade Iran for a reason.
Now we are going to have another Iraq type battlefield. Oh stop the bloodshed.
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Republican_Man
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:14 pm |
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| borgslayer wrote: | I knew this was going to happen because as I have said a long time ago. President Bush was going to invade Iran for a reason.
Now we are going to have another Iraq type battlefield. Oh stop the bloodshed. |
Uh, no, he NEVER said that, and I HIGHLY DOUBT that we would have another war, so stop spilling propaganda.
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borgslayer
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:25 pm |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | borgslayer wrote: | I knew this was going to happen because as I have said a long time ago. President Bush was going to invade Iran for a reason.
Now we are going to have another Iraq type battlefield. Oh stop the bloodshed. |
Uh, no, he NEVER said that, and I HIGHLY DOUBT that we would have another war, so stop spilling propaganda. |
I said it was me saying that president bush will invade Iran one way or the other. 
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LightningBoy
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:55 pm |
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If there is NO diplomatic solution, then force IS the only other alternative... It's not really a "yes" or "no" matter.
And if you want teh bloodshed to stop, then we will have to go to war. It's so easy for you to turn a blind eye to the people who have to live under these regimes, but when we have to dirty ourselves up, and sacrifice a little, trying to help them, you're bleeding heart kicks in. All you care about is maintaining the veneer of peace, though peace never existed.
Here's the fact. We do nothing, people die. We do something, people die. Given those choices, we should at least TRY to save who we can! The world isn't always a fair place, and as much as your people hate the man, Bush is much more sympathetic to life than the Ayatollahs are, or than Saddam was.
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| Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:37 pm |
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| borgslayer wrote: | | Republican_Man wrote: | | borgslayer wrote: | I knew this was going to happen because as I have said a long time ago. President Bush was going to invade Iran for a reason.
Now we are going to have another Iraq type battlefield. Oh stop the bloodshed. |
Uh, no, he NEVER said that, and I HIGHLY DOUBT that we would have another war, so stop spilling propaganda. |
I said it was me saying that president bush will invade Iran one way or the other. |
Uh, no. He won't invade them. Maybe bomb or something, but another full-scale war? Not going to happen.
However, LB is completely right in what he says.
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webtaz99
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| Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:00 pm |
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| LightningBoy wrote: |
Here's the fact. We do nothing, people die. We do something, people die. Given those choices, we should at least TRY to save who we can! The world isn't always a fair place, and as much as your people hate the man, Bush is much more sympathetic to life than the Ayatollahs are, or than Saddam was. |
F*cking A! Preach on, brother!
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