Posted by
Boris Tiraspolsky on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:09:17 AM
"It is unwise for a president to attack a country when his own country is not united. It is unwise to attack Iran when Russia is supporting Iran. It is unwise to make the world’s most sensitive oil artery into a war zone. The U.S. economy is already in trouble. Oil has gone above $120 per barrel. There are limitations to power, and it may be difficult for President Bush to accept those limitations. Will he strike Iran?"
A Dangerous Passage
by J. R. Nyquist
Statesmen in the West are concerned that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons. Iran officially denies any such attempt. “We are developing peaceful nuclear power,” they declare. As if to fuel fears and suspicions abroad, the Iranians refuse the kind of oversight that would ensure their program is peaceful. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wonders why the Iranians insist on enriching uranium on their own terms. Why would an oil rich country risk confrontation with the United States to develop a few nuclear power plants it doesn’t need?
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