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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:30 PM
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Bush Sees More Time for Diplomacy Over Iran


President Bush said on Thursday there was still time to use diplomacy to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and vowed to support Israel if Tehran threatened its security.

"As you know, the Iranian issue hasn't even gotten to the (U.N.) Security Council yet. And so there's more diplomacy, in my judgment, to be done," Bush said at a news conference.

His remarks suggested that any military action would wait at least until after the matter goes before the United Nations for possible sanctions, should Washington choose that course.

"Iran is different from Iraq, very different," Bush said. He said the international community had tried diplomacy "over and over again" in Iraq before military action was taken.

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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:32 PM
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1. Because Syria's his new toy...
He got bored with Iran and now it just sits there...
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belab13 Donating Member (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 03:00 PM
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7. Does Syria have much oil? I can't imagine it being a big part of the
neocon game plan.
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Oreo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:33 PM
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2. He went on to state...
Edited on Thu Feb-17-05 02:34 PM by Oreo
I got other countries to attack first


He actually did say this though...
"Iran has made it clear they don't like Israel, to put it bluntly. And the Israelis are concerned whether or not Iran develops a nuclear weapon, as are we, as should everybody," Bush said.

to put it bluntly? What a dumbass. I'm sure he did his little smitk and chuckle after that remark.
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truth2power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 07:34 PM
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15. Smirk & chuckle??
Why, yes, he did! that's when I turned off the TV.

And BTW...I think he's on to Syria because Iran engaged in some saber-rattling. Idiot-boy thought he might get his ass stomped. Put that on the back burner for awhile.

Like I said before, ME countries need to be armed with nukes or whatever. I'm not saying it's right, but seeing what happened to Iraq, well...you do what you gotta do!

I swear, Bush is the anti-Christ. :grr:
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4MoreYearsOfHell Donating Member (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:34 PM
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3. He said the international community had tried diplomacy
"over and over again" in Iraq...

Shut your lying mouth, asshole - just shut it...
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AFSCME girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 03:56 PM
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11. Amen! He's such a lying asshat
I can't take it anymore!!!!!!!!! :argh:
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 04:33 PM
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12. I agree...
it must be genetically impossible for him to ever tell the truth
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AFSCME girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 04:47 PM
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13. Hi Placebo,
It's amazing to me and frightening at the same time. The enormity of Bush and his cabal lying their way through his last term and now his second term is starting to really hit me!
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Nimrod Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:38 PM
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4. "Iran is different from Iraq"
Yeah, they actually HAVE weapons to fight back with.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:47 PM
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5. Translation: "We bomb the day AFTER tomorrow." n/t
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Tempest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 03:12 PM
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10. Yup.
This is exactly what he said about Iraq, before invading just a couple of months later.
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Brooklyn Michael Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 02:50 PM
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6. *'s Inverse Logic
It's all becoming clear now....The more of a danger a nation poses, the less serious * takes them as a threat.

Iraq (no WMD, no al Qaeda) = full-scale war

Syria (some al Qaeda, no known WMD) = saber-rattling

Iran (sponsors terrorism, possible nuclear capabilities) = Need more time for diplomacy

North Korea (HAS Nukes, totalitarian despot) = North who? Huh?

:wtf:
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 03:03 PM
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8. He's going to try diplomacy,
because he doesn't have any other options.

The Bush cabal knows only too well that the storm clouds are gathering. Russia is now going through with its missile sales to both Iran and Syria. China is no doubt doing everything it can behind the scenes to arm both countries.

Stan Goff wrote yesterday that "Cheney and his clique want to invade Iran, but they all know it's political suicide". So they won't do it. But they'll play a good game of bluff in the meantime.

So for now, they will go back to their meetings, order lunch in the board room and speculate some more. But they know what's up.

Check mate, George.
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punpirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 03:03 PM
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9. Shit for brains...
... that's got to be his problem. That and being an outright liar. Using diplomacy, my ass. He's refused to enter into joint negotiations with the EU and Iran, and there's no one in his administration that can talk directly to Iran without pissing them off.

Second, this is exactly the same routine as Iraq. No plans for war, we'll try diplomacy first, then go to the UN, but, gosh darnit, diplomacy just didn't work in Iraq, and the UN just fiddled around so we had to do something.

These guys are so good at broadcasting punches--the rest of the world has to be saying, "here we go again." It's no wonder that Iran and Syria just announced a joint defense pact.

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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 06:13 PM
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14. "Iran is different from Iraq"
"Iran is different from Iraq, very different," Bush said. He said the international community had tried diplomacy "over and over again" in Iraq before military action was taken."

Is he saying its different because we used diplomacy with Iraq and we won't with Iran? How do those two sentences translate in Farsi?
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ausiedownunderground Donating Member (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 07:47 PM
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16. Has AWOL lost his dentures on this issue!!!!
Iran is just to difficult for the US Army! You'd never win without "Nuking" it. Syria or Venezuela will be hard enough alongside Iraq. North Korea down right impossible! The "Rest of the World" looks at the disarray of the US army in Iraq and is starting to feel a lot more comfortable. I think America is starting to "lose" its superpower status - its just that "Jesusland" hasn't realized that yet!
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98geoduck Donating Member (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 07:48 PM
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17. His mind was on Gannon.
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ausiedownunderground Donating Member (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-05 07:56 PM
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18. Are you sure it was his mind????
Is Gannon back in the White House Press Corp?

We'd better check - he may be wearing a "wig" and false moustache!!
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