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Barrett808

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:24 AM
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US denies any Iran/Iraq parallel

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House on Friday flatly rejected any parallels between the run up to the war in Iraq and its current rhetoric on Iran, adding that it was "absolutely committed" to the diplomatic path but refusing to take military force off the table.

"I don't think there are any parallels to draw at all," spokesman Tony Fratto said amid concerns that escalating warnings from Washington resemble the tough message to Baghdad ahead of the March 2003 invasion.

"We are absolutely committed to a diplomatic process. We will never take options off the table but the diplomatic process is what we want," Fratto told reporters.

His comments came as US President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have been sharply ramping up their rhetoric about Iran, leading some critics to draw parallels with the late 2002 verbal escalation against Iraq.

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redqueen

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:29 AM
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1. Do they really think anyone takes anything they say without

Edited on Fri Oct-26-07 09:30 AM by redqueen

a ton of salt?

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f the letter

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:39 AM
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2. How long, O Lord? How long?

Come ON. No parallel.. i would be surprised if any of their remaining 'base' believes that

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Turbineguy

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:40 AM
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3. So I guess than means

20 years from now there will be no Iran/Vietnam parallel also.

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LynnTheDem

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:44 AM
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4. 2007; "I didn't want war".

1999; "If I have a chance to invade, if I had that much capital, I’m not going to waste it."
http://houstonpress.com/issues/2004-11-18/news/news_print.html

Too bad about all the dead & dying, eh bush?

Iran; a bridge way too far.

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bdamomma

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Fri Oct-26-07 09:56 AM
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5. they are using their ole playbook again, do they really think we are

Edited on Fri Oct-26-07 09:58 AM by alyce douglas

as psychotic as they are.

watch PBS Frontline Showdown with Iran

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/

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rocktivity

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Fri Oct-26-07 01:08 PM
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6. Their denials run paralell to the Iraq runup, too!

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The Count

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Fri Oct-26-07 01:26 PM
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7. ADD Theater - now I have no doubt they'll attack

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angryxyouth

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Fri Oct-26-07 03:48 PM
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8. Head lines . Please stop saying US when you mean the White House.

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