Bush-Blair split over report's key proposals

President rejects talks with Iran and Syria
George Bush yesterday rejected key recommendations made by the Iraq Study Group, revealing important differences with Tony Blair, who embraced the proposals put forward by the US bipartisan commission.

Those differences became clear after the two leaders met at the White House.

President Bush flatly contradicted the ISG's proposal that Iran and Syria be included in regional talks aimed at ending Iraq's worsening civil war. He restated the White House position that talks with Tehran were conditional on the Iranians stopping uranium enrichment, while contacts with Damascus would depend on an end to Syrian destabilisation of Lebanon and a cessation of arms and money flows over the border to Iraqi insurgents.

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A Downing Street spokesman confirmed the British position of demanding a halt to uranium enrichment while continuing to talk to Iran on other issues. "In terms of our position, we continue to have diplomatic relations with Iran and have always done so," the spokesman said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1967395,00.html

Iranians kowtow to W's demands. Well, another effective strategy by the "moran"-in-chief.