After Sarkozy's public statement which shocked many, we saw this morning that Iran, ratcheting up the stakes makes a statement claiming they are ready to step into Iraq.
Times Online reports on President Bush's comments concerning Iran's pursuit to an atomic bomb could lead to a nuclear holocaust in the Middle East and vowing to confront Tehran before it is too late.
What exactly did Bush and Sarkozy talk about when Sarkozy visited the states and had meetings, private and open with President Bush?
Did they discuss putting more pressure on Iran via these public statements?
Is this also a way to put pressure on the UN to stop watering down the resolutions and start toughening up the sanctions on Iran to force them to comply?
Is an attack on Iran inevitable or can diplomatic solutions stop this crash course with Iran regarding their nuclear ambitions?
The Raw Story has an article out showing that we are ready and capable of a massive air attack on Iran, although this isn't news, and even in their own article they show that experts question the conclusions of their report, does being prepared for an option mean that the said option is a foregone conclusion?
I will agree that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, but I also believe that if the UN would stop letting Russia and China weaken the sanctions against Iran, they could be forced to end their uranium enrichment through diplomatic means.
If not, then we may be watching trains racing toward each other and find ourselves with no way to stop the crash.
[Update] The text of President Bush's speech at the 89th Annual National Convention of the American Legion can be found here.
His words on Iran:
The other strain of radicalism in the Middle East is Shia extremism, supported and embodied by the regime that sits in Tehran. Iran has long been a source of trouble in the region. It is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. Iran backs Hezbollah who are trying to undermine the democratic government of Lebanon. Iran funds terrorist groups like Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which murder the innocent, and target Israel, and destabilize the Palestinian territories. Iran is sending arms to the Taliban in Afghanistan, which could be used to attack American and NATO troops. Iran has arrested visiting American scholars who have committed no crimes and pose no threat to their regime. And Iran's active pursuit of technology that could lead to nuclear weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust.
Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere. And that is why the United States is rallying friends and allies around the world to isolate the regime, to impose economic sanctions. We will confront this danger before it is too late. (Applause.)
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