swampland.blogs.time.com - 2/10/2009
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The Soviets famously sent two messages to John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis--one bellicose, the other offering a path toward peace. Kennedy ignored the bellicose one and prevented a nuclear war. Now we're getting mixed messages from the Iranians. On Friday, Majlis Speaker Ali ...
latimes.com - 2/12/2009
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Obama's nominee to serve as CIA director, Leon
E. Panetta, left little doubt about his view last...
week when he testified on Capitol Hill. "From all the information I've seen," Panetta said, "I think there is no question that they are seeking that ...
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U.S. now sees Iran as pursuing nuclear bomb - Los ...
democracyarsenal.org - 2/11/2009
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Joe Klein makes the following argument about how
we should approach Iran: the approach to Iran is...
best made carefully, circuitously. We need to make a deal with Russians first--the obvious one is suspending any plans for an anti-missile system in ...
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Don't Wait Until the Iranian Election
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Don't Wait Until the Iranian Election
democracyarsenal.org —
Joe Klein makes the following argument about how we should approach Iran: the approach to Iran is best made carefully, circuitously. We need to make a deal with Russians first--the obvious one is suspending any plans for an anti-missile system in return for verifiable ...
Don't Stand So Close to Me
Obsidian Wings —
... Joe Kleinlooks at the situation and argues that we should wait until after the election to pursue negotiations with Iran - until after Ahmadinejad's "fate is sealed." I tend to side with Ilan on this matter who, contra Joe Klein, argues that we should seize the momentum from Obama's election and pursue an opening of dialog with all due haste. As ...
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From NBC’s Libby Leist Secretary Clinton added today to President Obama 's Iran comments last night, when he said the U.S. would be "looking for openings" in the coming months for the U.S. and Iran to sit down for face-to-face discussions.
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