Made me think of the following 1972 movie
Posted on 02/01/2006 10:45:07 AM PST by GeneD
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - President George W. Bush vowed on Wednesday the United States will rise to Israel's defense if needed against Iran and denounced Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for "menacing talk" against Israel.
In a Reuters interview aboard Air Force One en route to Nashville, Bush also said he saw a "very good chance" that the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
"I am concerned about a person that, one, tries to rewrite the history of the Holocaust, and two, has made it clear that his intentions are to destroy Israel," Bush said.
"Israel is a solid ally of the United States, we will rise to Israel's defense if need be. So this kind of menacing talk is disturbing. It's not only disturbing to the United States, it's disturbing for other countries in the world as well," he added.
Asked if he meant the United States would rise to Israel's defense militarily, Bush said: "You bet, we'll defend Israel."
Ahmadinejad has prompted international condemnation for anti-Israel rhetoric in recent weeks, including saying it should be wiped off the map, and also calling into question the Holocaust.
Iran is engaged in a stand-off over its nuclear program. Tehran insists its program is aimed at developing nuclear power and the United States and other international powers charge it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
Asked if he thought the IAEA will refer Iran to the Security Council, Bush said: "The IAEA must take a look at the facts, and listen carefully to the arguments, and there's a very good chance it will."
The council's five permanent members, including a reluctant Russia and China, this week agreed to ask the U.N. nuclear watchdog to report Iran to New York immediately.
Bush also said he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about Iran and would not say how Putin feels about a Security Council referral. "He understands the threat, and we share the same goal," he said.
The IAEA's governing board will decide at an emergency meeting in Vienna on Thursday whether to report Iran to the Security Council.
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A nonsensical comment. Since it was in response to a reporters question, I'll assume it means nothing, for now.
"You compared Bush to the most evil politician we've ever had to overcome (Clintons). Them's fightin' words."
Just the other day, Bush referred to Clinton as his "brother."
I guess you have to commit hari-kari now.
I just figured out a sure fire test for whether a politician's policy is right or wrong.
Simply state the policy.
If you are attacked by the politician's supporters for simply stating the policy fact then the policy is wrong and the supporters are ashamed of the truth.
I commented that Bush has entertained Abbas (a life long number two to Yasser Arafat) at the White House, and that Bush brags that he has called for the establishment of a "Palestinian" State.
Both absolute facts.
Also that Bush's empty boast that he will defend Israel from Iran (how?) to me has a ring similar to Clinton's. (In seems the poster in #87, independently from me, had a similar immediate thought.)
Stating facts now makes you a basher? Ironic, but to be expected by those who worship politicians as semi gods.
Amazing how deeply you understand politics, munchkin.
Underestimate GWB at your peril. You DUmmies never get it. You vote for Buchanan or McCain thinking how righteous you are, when the real reason you vote for one of the throwaways is because you're spineless.
The U.S. does not need to defend Israel. All they need to do is take the leash off.
Sadly, I'm beginning to wonder if Israel even wants to defend itself.
You are correct.
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Taiwan spends a small fortune lobbying Washington so the U.S. will ride to its rescue in case of a Chinese attack. Yet more than four years after the U.S. offered a package of advanced defense weapons, politicians in Taipei still haven't decided to buy them. This isn't helping Taiwan's cause in Washington.
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But legislators in Taiwan have blocked any purchase plan proposed by President Chen Shui-bian. Some opposition politicians have even accused the U.S. of using the arms sales as a pretext to pursue a hidden agenda of demonizing China. Lien Chan, until last week chairman of the main opposition party, has argued the country can't afford the $15 billion price tag. But this doesn't wash for an island with per-capita income of $13,000 a year.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112484954980021501,00-search.html?KEYWORDS=taiwan&COLLECTION=wsjie/archive
Made me think of the following 1972 movie
We have reasons far more pressing that the defense of Israel, which demand that we prevent Iran from having nukes.
I have never heard that before....hope there is some truth to that!
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