[SmithL]

All because Jimmy Carter wouldn't deal with the problem on his watch.

[Cicero]

Jimmy Carter MADE the problem. He was responsible for deposing the Shah in the first place. Much thanks he got from the Ayatollahs.

[ozoneliar]

ElBaradei claimed that an announcement in which the US insists it would not attack, might encourage Iran to cease its nuclear development plans

What is this crap? Might as well tell criminals that they won't be prosecuted, then mabye they won't commit crimes! What is with the world and its defeatist, apologist nonsense?

[dr_who_2]

Actually, sitting on his rear was better than the alternative. That guy was an idiot.

[tobyhill]

I think Israel can handle Iran and Syria pretty easily simultaneously so it's not the US Iran should be concerned about at this time.

[Boundless]

> ElBaradei claimed that an announcement in which the
> US insists it would not attack, might encourage Iran
> to cease its nuclear development plans, ...

We really need the DEA to sweep the UN for drugs,
starting with ElB's office.

Yeah, I know he's just positioning himself for a
cut of the next oil-for-food scam, but still ...

[Williams]

"ElBaradei claimed that an announcement in which the US insists it would not attack, might encourage Iran to cease its nuclear development plans...."

What a collosal idiot. IF anything will stop them it will be the revving of airplane and/ or tank engines. Maybe ElBaredei can get them to quit by letting them admire his Nobel Peace Prize - the one that certifies him as a schmuck.

[Milhous]

All because Jimmy Carter wouldn't deal with the problem on his watch.

You said it. Furthermore we got stuck with Carter after a Democratic majority in congress staged a coup against Nixon. From my home page:

In 1972 Nixon was re-elected in one of the most massive landslide elections in U.S. political history, defeating George McGovern and garnering over 60% of the popular vote. He carried 49 of the 50 states, trailing only in Massachusetts.
Richard Nixon

The coup that overthrew President Nixon was largely orchestrated by Senator Edward Kennedy to reverse the left-repudiating 1972 election and serve Kennedy's presidential ambitions. This coup led to Communist victory in Vietnam, toppling dominoes in Southeast Asia, and encouragement to left revolutionary movements worldwide. It also allowed Kennedy and his liberal media allies to identify the tragic Vietnam War not with President John F. Kennedy, who committed the first 17,000 armed troops there, but with Republican President Nixon.
A Guide to the Political Left

[CurlyBill]

Carter was weak and worthless. This is a matter that will probably be handled through Israeli preemption.

[razorgirl]

ElBaradei claimed that an announcement in which the US insists it would not attack, might encourage Iran to cease its nuclear development plans, according to Israel Radio.

They know we're going to bomb anyone we damn well want to. Let's just assume that they are on the path to joining the nuclear club and decide whether or not we're okay with this happening.

We really have been wasting our time and our fighting capability in Iraq. The elections this week are certainly not going to resolve the deep internal divisions of that country, and our marines rebuilding schools in order to win "hearts and minds" is just plain silly. The Iraqis are going to solve their own political and security problems, and they'll have to do it without us if they are ever going to stand up by themselves. We need to pull out to the borders, and start turning our attention to Iran and Syria. We should have done that over a year ago.

We aren't in the ME to nation build, we're there to protect our interests. The bigger threat has always been from Iran, we really should have started with them after securing Afghanistan.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

"...call to state explicitly that it has no plans to launch a military strike against Iran."

How about this jackass get a commitment from Iran to state explicitly that IT has no plans to launch a military strike against Israel? And tell Kofi cup to take a Koffee break and resign.

[TheDon]

The Carter legacy, the legacy that keeps on giving.

[KellyAdmirer]

Elbaradei is such a fool. What do US intentions to attack have to do with Iran's nuclear program? If Iran thinks the US will attack, does that mean it can and will continue development despite the attack? And if Iran thinks that the US will not attack, does that mean that Iran will suddenly be chastened, stop flouting the international community's demands by giving up nukes voluntarily, and maybe while they are at it apologize for all that embarrassing embassy stuff that happened a quarter century ago?

What vapid nonsense.

[uptoolate]

Strike now. Strike hard. No one gets out alive. Men, women, and children. No more of this pin point accuracy crap. Time to set an example. Wipe that whole nation out of existence. Let the whole world see their blood fill the streets. Then move on to the next.

If we can't do it that way then we should just put our tails between our legs and shut up. We have forgotten how to fight wars.

Reminds me of an old Star Trek episode where the civilizations "advanced" in fighting wars that they just played it out on a computer and when the computer tallied the results of what casualties would have occurred in a certain type of attack, masses of numerically identified people would line up to be incinerated. Quick, painless, and no mess. Wars never end that way.

[Salem]

"All because Jimmy Carter wouldn't deal with the problem on his watch."

"Unless the American citizens being held in the U.S. embassy in Tehran are immediately released by the Islamist terrorists holding them hostage, the U.S. Navy will sail in the morning!"

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Yeah, alternative history, but I can dream can't I? Like the American nation at that time having a President with even a shred of courage and effective leadership skills....

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[familyop]

Mohamed ElBaradei gives us prime examples as to why we shouldn't trust Egypt.

[PISANO]

ElBaradei claimed that an announcement in which the US insists it would not attack, might encourage Iran to cease its nuclear development plans

The IDIOCY of the UN and it's leftist leaders leaves me speechless!!!!

[4woodenboats]

ElBaraedi's got a lot of dirt on his hands, having facilitated Iran's nuclear ambitions and orchestrating this deadly charade. Soon there will be buckets of blood on those hands. Hopefully much will be his own.

[wolfcreek]

We have a group of Iranians moving in across the street. They claim to have been in this country for 17 yrs. I told my Wife, we'll keep an eye on them, just in case.

[Natural Law]

Someone should explain to ElBaradei that the ONLY reason Nazi Germany did not acquire nuclear weapons was not because of Neville Chamberlain's pronouncements, but because of the use of military force. No sense reinventing the wheel.

[demkicker]

I hope Iran won't get too worried. Red Ramsey's nearby and will be happy to defend them....