1938 Alert from AP:
KINGS POINT, N.Y. - President Bush told Iran on Monday that nations worldwide won't back down from their demand that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment."Iran's leaders have a clear choice. We hope they will accept our offer and voluntarily suspend these activities so we can work out an agreement that will bring Iran real benefits," Bush said a day before leaving for Vienna, Austria, where he will talk with European Union officials who are leading efforts to resolve the nuclear dispute.
If Iran's leaders reject the offer, they will face action before the
U.N. Security Council and progressively stronger political and economic sanctions, Bush said during a commencement speech at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.On Sunday, Iran accused the United States of trying to sway European nations from a possible compromise. The Iranian foreign ministry said U.S. insistence that negotiations be conditioned on Tehran's suspension of uranium enrichment has narrowed the scope of possible solutions, and made it more difficult for all parties to reach an accord.
Bush made it clear he would not budge. He said allowing Iran to enrich uranium, a process that can make nuclear fuel for a power plant or fissile material for an atomic bomb, would present a grave threat to the world.
"The United States has offered to come to the table with our partners and meet with Iran's representatives as soon as the Iranian regime fully and verifiably suspends its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities," Bush said. "I have a message for the Iranian regime: America and our partners are united. We have presented a reasonable offer. Iran's leaders should see our proposal for what it is — a historic opportunity to set their country on a better course."
I am starting to have faith again in Mr. Bush.:)
BLU82
Now if he could only learn to pronounce "nucular" correctly.
As some comic remarked:
"The first think Bush said when he learned that Zarqawi was dead is: 'Dang, and I just learned how to say his name right!'"
Keep Mahmoud and the mad mullahs on the run.
Smoke 'em out.
Ronin-
Ouch! (x 5,000)
All of this posturing and bluster while Iran continues to do just as it pleases. No matter what Bush does the media and the liberals will paint it in a negative light so what is the point?
Madmood Dinnerjacket must just be quaking in his boots at the thought of that strongly worded letter arriving on his desk from the UN.
In a time of war the President lets down the world again!
The vacuum packed ululating Muhammudan Mulluhs got an ultimatum on their fraudulent nucular uranium enrichment humbug? Guud. Very guud.
It would be interesting to know how many explosive sensing dogs and nuke testing equipment are being used in Vienna before the arrival of all of the western leaders. One well placed rocket, nuke or bomb would reck havoic in the political leadership across the western world.
Texican -- don't go giving the Muslims any bad ideas! What a terrible thing! It would be very sad. Something nobody could possibly support or imagine. How can you suggest such a thing? We don't want that happening. It's simply unacceptable.
Texican-
The Muslims are probably doing their own security sweeeps, because this is one group of 'leaders' that they can't afford to lose.
When would Imperialistic Islam ever again find such a supine selection of soporific statesmen?
It's almost as if they are a herd of Manchurian Candidates.
Only their card is the Joker.
Looks like check. Your move?
Bush is talking the good talk right now. But, as some have observed above, so far it's just talk.
I'm afraid that in the end Bush will go along with the slimey EU leadership and Russia and China [thought that China and Russia had more sense] and will tell the world that we have to learn to be tolerant and learn to live with the Bomb in the hands of ahmadi eviljad.
How many of these nations that won't back down would actively support military action if Iran continues? What a joke.
How many of these nations that won't back down would actively support military action if Iran continues? What a joke.