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Bush: Threat of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Reuters ^ | Matt Spetalnick

Posted on 10/17/2007 2:00:08 PM PDT by 300magnum

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush warned on Wednesday a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War III as he tried to shore up international opposition to Tehran amid Russian skepticism over its nuclear ambitions.

Bush was speaking a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has resisted Western pressure to toughen his stance over Iran's nuclear program, made clear on a visit to Tehran that Russia would not accept any military action against Iran.

At a White House news conference, Bush expressed hope Putin would brief him on his talks in Tehran and said he would ask him to clarify recent remarks on Iran's nuclear activities.

Putin said last week that Russia, which is building Iran's first atomic power plant, would "proceed from the position" that Tehran had no plans to develop nuclear weapons but he shared international concerns that its nuclear programs "should be as transparent as possible."

"The thing I'm interested in is whether or not he continues to harbor the same concerns that I do," Bush said. "When we were in Australia (in September), he reconfirmed to me that he recognizes it's not in the world's interest for Iran to have the capacity to make a nuclear weapon."

Bush, who has insisted he wants a diplomatic solution to the Iranian issue, is pushing for a third round of U.N. sanctions against Iran.

Russia, a veto-holding member of the Security Council, backed two sets of limited U.N. sanctions against Iran but has resisted any tough new measures.

Stepping up his rhetoric, Bush said a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a "dangerous threat to world peace."

"We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel," he said. "So I've told people that, if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon."

PUTIN'S "SPECIAL MESSAGE"

Iran rejects accusations it is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb, saying it wants nuclear technology for peaceful civilian purposes such as power generation, and has refused to heed U.N. Security Council demands to halt sensitive uranium enrichment.

Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani was quoted by Iran's official IRNA news agency on Wednesday as saying that Putin had delivered a "special message" on its atomic program and other issues. No other details were given.

Putin's visit on Tuesday was watched closely because of Moscow's possible leverage in the Islamic Republic's nuclear standoff with the West. It was the first time a Kremlin chief went to Iran since Josef Stalin in 1943.

Asked about Putin's "special message," U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said he was not aware of any deal or offer put forward by Moscow to Tehran over the nuclear program.

On Russian opposition to Caspian Sea states being used to launch attacks against Iran, Casey reiterated that Bush kept all his options on the table but that the United States was committed to the diplomatic path with Tehran.

(Additional reporting by Frederick Dahl in Tehran and Sue Pleming in Washington)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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1 posted on 10/17/2007 2:00:12 PM PDT by 300magnum
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To: 300magnum

WW3= Armageddon


2 posted on 10/17/2007 2:08:51 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (No Bull in 08!)
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To: 300magnum
Bush: Threat of World War III if Iran goes nuclear

Shouldn't that be World War Five?

3 posted on 10/17/2007 2:11:20 PM PDT by Dajjal
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To: 300magnum

It’s only a matter of time when we attack Iran.


4 posted on 10/17/2007 2:12:05 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: Man50D

BLOAT = Buy Lots Of Ammo Today.


5 posted on 10/17/2007 2:13:50 PM PDT by 300magnum (God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. D.Webster)
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ping for future.


6 posted on 10/17/2007 2:16:55 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: o_zarkman44
WW3= Armageddon

Yep, Revelations is about to take place.

7 posted on 10/17/2007 2:21:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Tagline Removed By Moderator)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Which revelations?


8 posted on 10/17/2007 2:22:54 PM PDT by naturalized ("The time has come," He said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!")
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To: Dajjal

Maybe the grand finale for WWIV.


9 posted on 10/17/2007 2:31:22 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: naturalized
"Which revelations?"

Wow! I coulda had a V8!

10 posted on 10/17/2007 2:41:32 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Mitt bit the apple. Hillary will stuff it down your throat!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Its going to be the Israelis who ultimately take out Iran. If we do it, the Russians will step in.


11 posted on 10/17/2007 2:47:54 PM PDT by GideonOfWar
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To: 300magnum
Actually this is the Original World War. It's been going on for 1400 years now. Only now the tools have gotten big and cerial enough to finish it.

"Make war upon such of those to whom the Scriptures have been given as believe not in God, or in the last day, and who forbid not that which God and His Apostle have forbidden, and who profess not the profession of the truth, until they pay tribute out of hand, and they be humbled." Sura 9:29


Untill this declaration is recinded, or they are vanquished.

It's ooooon!

In lighter news.... Bush WWIII ....Pope Catholic.... Bear Woods

12 posted on 10/17/2007 2:55:07 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Hey Jessie, how much melanin do you have to have to form a socially acceptable lynch mob?)
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To: 300magnum
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13 posted on 10/17/2007 2:55:34 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist)
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To: o_zarkman44
WW3= Armageddon

To quote Albert Einstein: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

God help us all.....

14 posted on 10/17/2007 2:59:01 PM PDT by Mopp4
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To: naturalized
Which revelations?

I just saved a bundle on car insurance...


15 posted on 10/17/2007 3:06:23 PM PDT by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: 300magnum

Mr. President, WWIII is well underway.


16 posted on 10/17/2007 3:09:24 PM PDT by Petronski (Congratulations Tribe! AL Central Champs)
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To: Petronski

The Iraq war has gone just so well that our “conservative” President can’t wait to start another meaningless, incredibly wasteful and goal-less war in the Mideast over Iran.


17 posted on 10/17/2007 3:13:38 PM PDT by laconic (ence)
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To: Quix

Does this qualify for the End Times Ping List?


18 posted on 10/17/2007 3:16:19 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: daylilly

This one?


19 posted on 10/17/2007 3:18:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Tuesday, October 16, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...

Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach. Turned out this one was older, and I got directed here.


20 posted on 10/17/2007 3:19:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Tuesday, October 16, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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