The Letter Changes Nothing, We Must Be Careful

Hey folks,

Did you think this would REALLY do anything? "The Letter", that has been the topic of all of the mass media for the last 48 hours or so, changes nothing.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, says that the first direct communication from an Iranian leader in 27 years does not help resolve the standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear program. She said, "There's nothing in here that would suggest that we're on any different course than we were before we got the letter,"

According to the Associated Press, Ahmadinejad told Bush that democracy had failed, and he criticized the United States about everything ranging from the "invasion" of Iraq to its support for Israel. It said, "any technological and scientific achievement reached in the Middle East region is translated into and portrayed as a threat to the Zionist regime."

The whole reason for this letter folks is deaden the U.S. call for a U.N. Security Council vote this week to restrain the Iran’s nuclear programs. According to White House press secretary Scott McClellan, the letter "does not appear to do anything to address the nuclear concerns" of the international community.

As I warned about before, Iran is NOT another Iraq. After a three-hour meeting on Monday of the Security Council's five veto empowered permanent members and Germany and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, no agreement could be reached. I would be surprised if one would be. Russia and China, are both against ANY sanctions. As a matter of fact, just Monday China made clear that they wanted any reference to possible sanctions, or war, to be eliminated from the U.N. resolution that orders Iran to curb its nuclear program. This meeting is not going to change their mind.They have too much invested in Iran.

If President Bush decides to go into Iran with the same as Iraq, we ALL have a major problem. This will NOT be just flying around, dropping and few bombs, and moving in ground troops. Laugh if you want to. Do not believe me if you chose. But with Russia and China both VERY much against this, we HAVE to at least consider the possibility of their desire to protect their investments. We could be heading into a war, we can not win.

President Bush said, "I think that it's very important for us to take his words very seriously," talking about the letter, "When people speak, it is important that we listen carefully to what they say and take them seriously."

Then Mr. President, please take seriously what Russia and China have to say. BEFORE you decide to "cowboy up", and go after Iran..
Peter