Bush: Iran Must Suspend Nuclear Program to Start Talks
Yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the President's instruction, announced that the United States wants to solve the Iranian nuclear issue with diplomacy. However, after welcoming the offer to talk, Iran rejected the demand that it first suspend its nuclear program.
"The choice is theirs," Bush told reporters at the White House after a meeting with his Cabinet. "I want to solve this problem diplomatically, and I want to solve it peacefully."
Bush said he spoke with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao about the diplomatic approach. He reported a positive response from Putin and said of all the conversations he has had on the subject, "There is uniform agreement that the Iranians should not have a nuclear weapon."
Iran has already said it is willing to suspend the program, Bush noted. "This gives them a second chance to make their words mean something," he said.
If Iran does not choose to suspend uranium enrichment voluntarily, Bush said, the next step would be for the United States and its coalition partners to go to the U.N. Security Council. "If they continue their obstinance, if they continue to say to the world, 'We really don't care what your opinion is,' then the world is going to act in concert."
I don't think Iran has any intention of suspending their program. They clearly have an agenda to reach and they are either using the nuclear program in a "hold the world hostage" kind of way, or they mean to join the nuclear bomb club, which every agrees is a very bad thing. I'm glad to see Bush and our allies trying to resolve this politically. This thing will no doubt have to go before the U.N. security council and maybe they can put additional pressure on Iran to stop them.
posted at 08:24:56 on 06/02/06 - Category: All Branches
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kk wrote:
u suck bush
06/04/06 16:17:59
jpm wrote:
ya bush can burn in hell cause he is geting our young men and other people killed hell Im 14 and already have live through lots
terror attacks and 2 wars that i f up
06/05/06 08:32:16
Robert wrote:
i say attack in stealth ang go send the navy seals there and take it out quick and quite then if they want to wage war. do so but with guerillia tactics not conventional and iam 14 also.
06/16/06 17:18:52
Antibush wrote:
Bush is forever saying that democracies do not invade other countries and start wars. Well, he did just that. He invaded Iraq, started a war, and killed people. What do you think? Why has bush turned our country from a country of hope and prosperity to a country of belligerence and fear.
Our country is in debt until forever, we don't have jobs, and we live in fear. We have invaded a country and been responsible for thousands of deaths.
The more people that the government puts in jails, the safer we are told to think we are. The real terrorists are wherever they are, but they aren't living in a country with bars on the windows. We are.
