Iran attack ‘not on US agenda’
Staff and agencies
Friday February 4, 2005
George Bush’s new secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, insisted today that the US had no plans to attack Iran “at this point”.
Ms Rice, who is on her first foreign trip since taking over from Colin Powell as the top US diplomat last month, was speaking after Downing Street talks with the prime minister, Tony Blair, and the foreign secretary, Jack Straw. The talks marked the beginning of a week-long tour of Europe and the Middle East.
Initially evasive when asked in a press conference whether the US still stood by a pledge - made last year by the deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage - that it did not support regime change in Iran, Ms Rice was then asked directly whether she could envisage a time in Mr Bush’s presidency when Iran might come under attack from the US.
“It is quite simply not on the agenda at this time,” she said. “There are plenty of diplomatic means at our disposal to get the Iranians to finally live up to their international obligations.” She also said the Islamic state could not ignore last week’s election in Iraq. “Iran is not immune to changes in the region,” she said. “Iraqis voting in Iran must have an effect on the Iranian people.”
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Well well well, as if we dinn know already. Y’all can rest easy guys (esp you madhanee), Bush was bluffing his ‘tough man’ speech as usual. how else do you expect the tough man to get his daily claps & ovations? Khamenie was so right to show them the mid finger. Iran must be pretty much used to these empty threats by now.
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Good Cop bad Cop Ma Mooli..
State departments are supposed to be Gay.. They said the same things right before Iraq was invaded.. so don't read much into it. Pentagon has other plans.
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The different is Iraq was already weak from sanctions and what not, they (west) also military control over no fly zone (2/3 of Iraq) even before the war was waged, so IMO Iran is a different story altogether.
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Reality Check..
what Iran can do is lob a few Israel's way who already have an advance missile defence program.. what does Iran have when the Jew boys start flying sortees over Tehran? NOTHING..
the military imbalance is writing on the wall.. US/Israel air power is far superior, unmatched and unstoppable.. all Iranians can do is ration up, bunker down and wait for an invasion and then put up some resistance..
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USA was superior in weapons back in 79, aswell as the 80s when it was arming saddam against Iran. Iran beat back both. Still of course weapons wise US is superior, but the bottom line is Iraq was easy to attack considering the circumstances, Iran is not the same for so many reasons, one of them being, a regional imbalance, as syria, lebanon and Iraq will get involved. hence, i dont believe Iran will be attacked any time soon. it'll be a real stupid move and they know that.
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Syria, Lebanon will get involved? Really? who do you think they'll side with?
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wallah habibi, do i have to spell it out?
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Hold you horses guys. You don’t attack a sick animal on its last breath. You comfort it, you give him some painkiller, and help him die in peace. Iran is such a sick animal, breathing its last breath. Just look at the indicators and compare 1979 with 2005… nothing in the country has improved, zilch, and the Ayatoollahs have taken it at least 300 years back. Iran needs a lethal dose to ease its pain. As President Bush said in his state of the union address, we are with the Irani people.
Please guys, I don’t want to listen to those guys who are killing Shias in Pakistan. It doesn’t look good if you support Iran now. It’s two-faced hierocracy.
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Madhanee, go to your BOAT now!
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yeah but the trouble is, are the irani people with you?
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there is a difference between proxy wars and openly declared ones.. Do u think Russia cannot decimate Pakistan if they wanted to, yet with our General’s help they had to retreat with their tales between their legs. Oh and btw the US was making money on both sides.. ever heard of Iran Contra? there was a reason Iran wasn’t ‘defeated’ .. the US made suckers out of both Iran and Iraq..
A couple of bunker busters will help bring the Ayatollahs to their senses..
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I know they’ll join US bandwagon.
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i doubt they have bunkers mate, they're that confident. lol
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well if they don't they better be asking around who helped Saddam build his..
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lol. If you say so.