[Vision2020] Bush: Force Against Iran an Option

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (April 18, 2006) Early Bird Edition of the Army times -

"Bush was asked if his administration was planning for the possibility of a
nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.

'All options are on the table,' he said."

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Bush: Force against Iran an option

By Jennifer Loven
Associated Press

President Bush said Tuesday that "all options are on the table" to prevent
Iran from developing atomic weapons, but said he will continue to focus on
the international diplomatic option to persuade Tehran to drop its nuclear
ambitions.

"We want to solve this issue diplomatically and we're working hard to do
so," Bush told reporters in the Rose Garden.
 
Bush also said there should be a unified effort involving countries "who
recognize the danger of Iran having a nuclear weapon," and he noted that
U.S. officials are working closely nations such as Great Britain, France and
Germany on the issue." As Bush spoke, diplomats from six countries converged
in Moscow to map out the next step toward solving the Iranian nuclear
standoff. The United States and Britain say that if Iran does not comply
with the U.N. Security Council's April 28 deadline to stop uranium
enrichment, they will seek a resolution that would make the demand
compulsory but Russia and China remain wary of sanctions.

Bush said he intends to call on Chinese President Hu Jintao to step up
pressure on Iran when the two leaders meet Thursday at the White House.

Iran has so far refused to give up uranium enrichment, which the United
States and some of its allies suspect is meant to produce weapons. Tehran
insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Bush was asked if his administration was planning for the possibility of a
nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.

"All options are on the table," he said.

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The improbable (as Bush and Cheney said as long ago as last Friday) is
slowly becoming the inevitable.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


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