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Originally Posted by docbungle
Stevo, your entire post is hyperbole. A rabble-rousing bowl of nothing. An all-encompassing write-off of those who don't agree with you on Iran? What is the point of such claims?
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thank you. point - don't treat the president of iran like you would a rational person. Islamic fundamentalist terrorists are no such thing.
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Originally Posted by host
Nope....Negroponte doesn't seem too worried about anything, to me....
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Here's the first paragraph of hosts quote of negroponte that was excluded from host's post:
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Even though the threat does not appear imminent, Iran’s resumption of uranium enrichment activities, its operation of 164 centrifuges and the continuing stream of extreme statements issued by regime leaders continue to cause concern, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said April 20.
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So host, as he may "not seem too worried" he is concerned.
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Originally Posted by host
I have to rule out any statements from Bush. I think that I've made a thorough effort on this forum of backing up my conclusion that nothing the man says can be trusted. He told us that he barely knew Ken Lay, that he had never met Kack Abramoff, and that Saddam posed an imminent threat, not only to his neighbors, but to the U.S. as well.
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And no, bush didn't say iraq was an imminent threat. I believe the words were,
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Originally Posted by 2003 State of the Union Speech
Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late.
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Bush never described iraq as an imminent threat. He said we must act before the threat is imminent.
As for tehran not acquiring weapons "in this decade" Well, we are a good ways into 2006, so the next decade, for all intents and purposes, is less than 4 years away. Host, are you telling me that 3 3/4 years is not a short enough time frame to worry?