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World : Iran nuclear issue: US to use force if diplomacy fails
Posted by admin on 2007/2/24 4:48:32
Sydney, Feb 24 (DPA) The United States could resort to force if diplomacy failed and Iran looked set to acquire nuclear weapons, US Vice President Dick Cheney said here Saturday.

"All options are still on the table," Cheney said during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister John Howard.


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Cheney said every effort would be made to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions through diplomatic means.

"But I have made the point, and the president (Bush) has made the point, that all options are still on the table," Cheney said after an hour-long meeting with Howard in his Sydney office.Cheney, who arrived Thursday after visiting Japan and will leave on Sunday, said the US was dismayed by Iran's ambitions.

"We see a nation that has been fairly aggressive in the Middle East, a sponsor of Hezbollah," Cheney said. "They have made some fairly inflammatory statements. They appear to be pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. It would be a serious mistake if a nation such as Iran became a nuclear power."

Howard, in parallel remarks, said Iran stood to gain from any precipitate withdrawal from Iraq.

"I don't think there would be a country whose influence and potential clout would be more enhanced in that part of the world than Iran's would be if the coalition were defeated in Iraq," Howard told reporters.

Australia, which with Britain and Poland committed troops to the US-led invasion of Iraq, has 1,400 soldiers deployed there. Last week Howard announced that a further detachment of up to 70 military trainers would be sent.

Howard, described by President George W. Bush as a "man of steel", sets great store in Australia's military alliance with the US. This week he also signalled that Canberra would be increasing its strength in Afghanistan, perhaps to a force of 1,000 troops from 550 at present

2007-02-24 01:53:21 · 7 answers · asked by wisdom king 2 in News & Events Current Events

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i just want to know something what gives us(western countries)a right to nuclear energy and maybe bombs but we don't allow any eastern country to have nuclear energy or bombs.for years we have been putting the eastern countries through hell by our policies and they just had enough of it.I'm not just talking about Iran but all the eastern country.war on terrorism should be renamed as ww lll

2007-02-25 01:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by adam b 1 · 0 0

I hope not, yet that is up to them. The I.A.E.A. says they are mere months away from being able to enrich enough uranium to build a bomb within a year. Considering they've called for the destruction of Israel and the U.S. I don't think they need it.
All options must be on the table. And our children and grandchildren depend on us to protect their future. Iran has options, and 70% of Irans people are pro western. Hopefully we can get around a war by helping them bring the government down on their own. That can be done without an invasion. Just air support etc. from us.

2007-02-24 04:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by olhip48 2 · 0 0

the excuses that the Coalition of the prepared gave for going to warfare in those international places were fantastically doubtful, technically the wars were criminal notwithstanding the over driving opinion is that the UN safe practices council became pushed and cajoled into accepting a determination to pass to warfare, Kofi Annan has absolutely said that it became unlawful, besides as Hans Blix etc. Iraq became absolutely attacked on lies and baseless arguments, human beings ought to comprehend that Saddam turned right into a CIA agent because the 50s and became placed as a Western allied dictator in Iraq until eventually it became accessible to depose him, what do human beings imagine the present genuine Minister of Iraq is 'a tremendous guy'? he's a criminal also. i trust the UN-international regulation forbids invasion of any united states of america to impose regime substitute and instill puppet governments. As became the sectarian homicide of Saddam Hussein a travesty. Afghanistan became certainly a haven for the Taliban notwithstanding it became no longer the Taliban that attacked the u . s . on 9-11 it became al queda, no Afghans were on the Hijacked planes. notwithstanding Saudis , Moroccans and Egyptians flew the planes into the international commerce Centre. by the way the US props up those regimes interior the middle east and are their allies.(re charlie) both wars were the biggest self belief trick performed out on the individuals of the West in cutting-edge circumstances, in accordance to lies, misdirection, incorrect information, greed and means.

2016-12-04 21:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

(I’m forwarding on to you, my friend, important information which follows this e-mail. I have investigated and find it to be accurate.)

It is urgent that each of us understand what may be about to transpire:

(1) Israel’s Air Force and Navy armed with missiles and munitions provided to them by the U.S.A., will attack and severely damage one of our U.S. carriers, killing many of our servicemen.

(2) The savage attack will be blamed on Iran and its Prime Minister Ahmadinejad.

(3) The U.S. will launch massive air counterstrikes and naval bombardments at Iran, targeting that nation’s entire military-economic infrastructure.

(4) The U.S. and Israel will simultaneously execute a media propaganda blitz to persuade the U.S. populace and the world that Iran is an aggressor, that Ahmadinejad is another Hitler, and that the U.S. military actions were simply counter-retaliation for Iran’s “Pearl Harbor-like” assault on a U.S.A. vessel.

(5) End Result: Many American servicemen slain and wounded, tens of thousands of Iranians dead, Iran’s economy spoiled, and Israel on top, oil prices skyrocket once again.

2007-02-25 08:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lol Australia. Seriously, wtf Australia???!! I don't mean to slur any ozzies here but c'mon. You ozzies have got a pretty great thing goin' on for the past 50 years or so. Don't spoil it by even trying to get into the sh!thole that is US's foreign policies.

Please, don't jump onto a burning ship.

2007-02-24 02:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Speedjak 2 · 0 0

history repeats itself.

2007-02-24 13:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes they are using the same strategy..............

2007-02-24 11:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by ILSE 5 · 0 0

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