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Iran Not Backing Down, Neither Is Bush

Hey folks,

Look for the next battle in the House and Senate to be heating up in preparations to counter ANOTHER one of Presidents Bush’s responsibilities to keep America safe, and to prevent further Americans from dying. Iran.

Since their "non-binding" resolutions failed, just completely died. The anti-Bush and "Surrender Moneys" will most likely turn their attention to Iran, and one of their heros, Little Hitler.

Iran brushed off threats intended to make it freeze its nuclear program as a U.N. deadline to do so fell due on Wednesday, but offered to guarantee it would not seek atomic weapons.

Iran, defiant as a 60-day grace period it had been given to stop enriching uranium for nuclear fuel ran out, again vowed it would not halt its nuclear activities as a precondition for talks on trade benefits offered by six world powers.

The U.N. Security Council, which in December banned transfers of technology and expertise to Tehran's nuclear program, may consider broader sanctions if Tehran, as expected, does not freeze enrichment work by February 21.

Was there any question that they wouldn't halt their nuclear ambitions? I understand that there are some that truly believe that they can "talk" to Little Hitler, be nice, and he will just go away. WRONG.

You know, as a side note, notice how the media is in attack mode against some that, like I, have started to question Murtha the traitor's mental status. It is clear that if he truly believes all we have to do is leave Iraq and all the terrorists will leave also, that he is in no position to make these kinds of decisions.

Now that the IAEA’s "timeout" didn’t work, we will no doubt be seeking other actions against Iran. The BBC is reporting,

The tension over Iran's nuclear programme is increasing, with the expiry on Wednesday of a Security Council deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment.

At the same time, the BBC has reported that the United States has drawn up plans for an attack on Iran to cover two contingencies - the confirmed development of nuclear weapons by Iran, or backing by Iran for a major attack on US troops in Iraq.

Now the President has said repeatedly that he has no intentions of attacking Iran. Yet, he has also said he couldn't careless what congress does, he will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. This BBC piece seems to be setting up an attack, and in essence, warns against it. Then you have this in Newsweek, by another hate Bush, hate America, ignorant writer, Ray Takeyh.

President George W. Bush repeatedly insists that "all options are on the table"—a not-so-subtle reminder that Washington might yet use force to halt Tehran's nuclear program. Yet realistically, the United States has no military option. Iran has dispersed many nuclear facilities and hardened others. Even if U.S. forces could find and destroy those targets—quality intelligence is a serious hurdle—they could be rebuilt relatively quickly. The bottom line: Washington must accept certain distasteful facts—beginning with Iran's ascendance as a regional power and the staying power of its regime. It should open talks with Iran, not in order to limit its growing power—an impossibility—but with a view toward regulating it and curbing potential excesses. In other words, Washington should embrace a policy of détente, just as it did in the past with such seemingly intractable enemies as China and the Soviet Union.

Could Tehran ultimately prove to be as willing a negotiating partner as Beijing and Moscow once were? There are reasons to hope so. One is Iran's emergence as the largest and most militarily powerful state in the Persian Gulf. That very fact will force Tehran to choose between coexistence and confrontation with the United States. For all its hot rhetoric, Iran is no Nazi Germany; by and large, its leaders are tactical opportunists. They seek to avoid war. Furthermore, the Iranian regime is undergoing a transformation of its own. This internal divide is not as commonly thought: moderate reformers versus conservative fundamentalists. No, the real fissure is generational. The elders of the 1979 revolution retain ultimate authority—but they are increasingly challenged by a rising cohort of younger conservatives, eager to abandon failed policies of the past.

YES it IS just like Nazi Germany. YES he IS just like Hitler. YES he wants YOU Mr. Takeyh, and I, and EVERYONE else DEAD. YES he wants Israel wiped off the Map. People like you want to let him do it. Better yet, you want to be fiends with him. Help him out.

How do I know this? He has told me so. He told you as well, but the difference between you and I, is I listen. I believe him.

Of course the NYT has their take on this as well. Which is pretty much the same old garbage. America cannot win, we need more talks, etc. {Sigh}