About photo: Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2006 Annual Policy Conference in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2006. During his remarks the vice president commented on the unwavering allied relationship between the US and Israel in the global war on terror and discussed the development of democracy and need for security throughout the Middle East.(Courtesy of the White House)
White House photo by David Bohrer
“... America supports, as well, the democratic aspirations of the people of Iran. Iranians have endured a generation of repression at the hands of a fanatical regime. That regime is one of the world's primary state sponsors of terror. The current President has spoken openly of wiping Israel off the map, and of a world without America. He's made despicable statements doubting the crimes of the Nazis, aligning himself with the rest of the fantasy-world Holocaust deniers.
The regime in Tehran also continues to defy the world with its nuclear ambitions. Of course, this matter may soon go before the U.N. Security Council. The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on its present course, the international community is prepared to impose meaningful consequences... For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime... And we join other nations in sending that regime a clear message: We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
The people of Iran can be absolutely certain that we respect them, their country, and their long history as a great civilization... and we stand with them. Iranians desire and deserve to be free from tyranny and oppression in their own homeland. Freedom in the Middle East requires freedom for the Iranian people... and America looks forward to the day when our Nation can be the closest of friends with a free and democratic Iran...”
Vice President Dick Cheney
March 07, 2006
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