Iran

[grimm]

Britain 'argues against Iran attack'

AFP.... From correspondents in London

January 23, 2005

FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw has reportedly drawn up Britain's case against a military strike on Iran amid fears US President George W. Bush may seek support for a new conflict.

Mr Straw had produced a 200-page dossier that ruled out military action and made the case for a "negotiated solution" to thwart Iran's suspected ambition to produce nuclear weapons, The Sunday Times said.

It said a peaceful solution led by Britain, France and Germany was "in the best interests of Iran and the international community", while referring to "safeguarding Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear technology".

The dossier, entitled Iran's Nuclear Program, was quietly issued in the House of Commons on the eve of Mr Bush's inauguration last week for fear of provoking a public rift with Washington, the newspaper said.

However, it added that privately tensions were running high between the two nations.

The approach contrasts with the British government's two Iraq dossiers, which were trumpeted to make the case for joining the US-led invasion on March 2003.

The Sunday Times said the message that the British Government wanted no part in another war in the Middle East would be reinforced by Prime Minister Tony Blair. He is to meet Mr Bush in Brussels next month.

The paper said Mr Straw would also make the case when he met US secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice, a Bush confidante, in London next month.

The perception that the United States is embarking on a course of confrontation with Iran has grown since The New Yorker magazine reported this week that US commandos had been operating inside Iran since mid-2004, secretly scouting targets for possible air strikes.

The Pentagon attacked the story by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh as "riddled with errors of fundamental fact", but did not expressly deny conducting covert reconnaissance missions.

Vice-President Dick Cheney, declaring on a radio talk show this week that Iran was "right at the top of the list" of global problems, warned that Israel might launch a pre-emptive strike on its own to shut down Iran's nuclear program.

But Cheney played down the likelihood of US military action.

[darksoft]

Anything involving france and germany is immediately suspect. Especially france. That fucktard chirac has fucked things up enough.

[Almighty Colin]

I think Iran would be a VERY bad idea.

[JoesHO]

If we attack Iran, you can count on WW3

But Bush is gonna use Isreal to attack Iran
wich is actually the worst possible scenario IMHO

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by JoesHO1@Jan 23 2005, 07:51 PM
If we attack Iran, you can count on WW3

With whom on each side? Who is ready to challenge the United States on the seas?

[Rolo]

Some say we have had WW3 for many years now, and that Antichrist will soon appear:

http://www.threeworldwars.com/world-war-3/ww3.htm
http://www.leftbehind-themovie.com/

We are all doomed - and we should all blame Bush the warmonger h34r:



*we need a tinfoil hat smiley ;-)))

[Winetalk.com]

...and this si why I am against the idea of saving wines for 20 years before drinking them

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Rolo@Jan 23 2005, 05:09 PM
Some say we have had WW3 for many years now, and that Antichrist will soon appear:

http://www.threeworldwars.com/world-war-3/ww3.htm
http://www.leftbehind-themovie.com/

We are all doomed - and we should all blame Bush the warmonger h34r:



*we need a tinfoil hat smiley ;-)))

Fuck!

Fine time I chose to quit drinking....

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by Rolo@Jan 23 2005, 08:09 PM
*we need a tinfoil hat smiley ;-)))

Motion seconded

[Mike AI]

We are in WWIII.... Though some would claim ints WWIV

The problem of the middle east has to be solved in total. I know its unrelaistic, because a large mobilization militarily would probably be resisted, but we need to treat region as a whole. Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia should all be overthrown. This is part of the same mess we had to clean up in WWII.... I blame the French and English for breaking up Ottoman Turk Empire.



For the record, there are many steps besides all out war with Iran. Just taking out their nuclear weapons program would be a solid step. That or creatinga safe zone or 2 in Iran, like we did in Iraq for 10 years. It worked with the Kurds.
They are the most solid faction in Iraq.

[JoesHO]

Originally posted by Almighty Colin+Jan 23 2005, 05:03 PM-->