Friday, February 23, 2007

Vice-President Dick Cheney Hints At Possible Iran Strike

The Herald Sun in Australia has this good read today. It goes in part like this... "You get various estimates of where the point of no return is," Mr. Cheney said, identifying nuclear terrorism as the greatest threat to the world..."Is it when they possess weapons or does it come sooner, when they have mastered the technology but perhaps not yet produced fissile material for weapons...?"
Read the rest of this story at
News.com.au

USAToday.com has this take on the story... Here’s a little of it... "We worked with the European community and the United Nations to put together a set of policies to persuade the Iranians to give up their aspirations and resolve the matter peacefully, and that is still our preference," Cheney said... "But I've also made the point, and the president has made the point, that all options are on the table," he said, appearing to leave open the possibility of military action... "We believe it would be a serious mistake if a nation such as Iran became a nuclear power...”
Read this story in full at link below...
Cheney leaves military options open against Iran

I’m surprised this story isn’t getting any press today... Than I guess it is still early yet.
AubreyJ.........

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