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From engagement to confrontation with Iran
BBC News ^ | February 11, 2010 | Barbara Plett

Posted on 02/10/2010 7:31:33 PM PST by myknowledge

Statements out of Washington and other Western capitals suggest a shift from engagement to confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme.

"What we are going to be working on over the next several weeks is developing a significant regime of sanctions that will indicate to them how isolated they are from the international community as a whole," President Barack Obama told journalists earlier this week.

The president sounded not unlike his predecessor George W Bush, who worked for years to contain Iran, a sign that Mr Obama's policy to engage with the Islamic Republic has failed.

The question now is whether a new round of sanctions would be any more successful than those imposed under Mr Bush's watch.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: confrontation; iran; irannukes; irantweets; nukeprogram
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To: MarMema

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MagidoThunder DONT GO IN BUSSES IRAN PROTESTERS THEY ARE LIKE DEATH TRAINS TO CONSITRATION CAMPS IN EUROPE WW2


41 posted on 02/10/2010 9:02:27 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Whenifhow

RT @J1T2: Anxiety is very clear in the face of Basiji’s and Special forces #iranelection #22bahman


42 posted on 02/10/2010 9:05:02 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: Whenifhow

RT @J1T2: It is a very nice day & people are coming out in 6s and 7s; people coming out w high spirits #iranelection #22bahman


43 posted on 02/10/2010 9:05:54 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: MarMema

“marg bar” apparently means “death to”


44 posted on 02/10/2010 9:07:55 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: MarMema

revmagdalen @CNNIranDesk #CNNIranDesk Listen live now at http://epersianradio.com/ for the latest news & live calls from Iran (in Persian) #22Bahman half a minute ago from Twitterfall

Dominique-iran_normal DominiqueRdr RT @fahimn: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) site hacked http://bit.ly/9WcNJF #Iran #IranElection #22Bahman


45 posted on 02/10/2010 9:08:46 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Whenifhow

EhsanIran: RT @onlymehdi: Live From Iran: there are buses everywhere people going in and many patrols in the city near Azadi #iranelection #22Bahman
half a minute ago from web


46 posted on 02/10/2010 9:10:12 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: MarMema

Paid Pro IRI People Look Like Herd of Sheeps - These Are People Brought In From Villages #Iran #IranElection less than a minute ago from web


47 posted on 02/10/2010 9:10:27 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: MarMema

guita: The Bridge of Stkandan crowd is swelling #iranelection people are saying on Eperisan Radio.
less than 20 seconds ago from web
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Hopefully everybody brought a fire-bomb...


48 posted on 02/10/2010 9:16:14 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Whenifhow

fpmarin Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) supports the regime of Iran:

(Video of the technology that allows Iran to monitor online use)

http://bit.ly/cueJBk via @addthis #nokia #siemens #iran


49 posted on 02/10/2010 9:16:27 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: cranked
You're more on the correct line there.

Sanctions and airstrikes are no longer viable at this point when they should have been executed at least 6 months ago.

50 posted on 02/10/2010 9:20:14 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Lawdan69: RT @AnneDanmark: RT @dominiquerdr RT @mamad2020: Radio: people are moving from Seyed Khandan bridge toward Azadi and protest sites #Iranelection
half a minute ago from web

~~~
Here we go...


51 posted on 02/10/2010 9:22:06 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Whenifhow

ghasses RT @aaraaz: RT @lotfan: Iran’s intelligence service sends threatening SMS messages to Iranians’ cellphones #22Bahman #IranElection


52 posted on 02/10/2010 9:23:20 PM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

EPersianradio (unconfirmed) Bus transporting Basiji set on fire


53 posted on 02/10/2010 9:23:55 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: MarMema

Death 2 Dictator is chanted by the people gathered in North/NW of THR Azadi Sq,Basijis have gathered @ bus stops


54 posted on 02/10/2010 9:24:17 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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LOL - Run, Basiji, Run. Or convert to Green.


55 posted on 02/10/2010 9:25:53 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Azadi100: RT @uruknet: RT @IranStreets #22bahman #iranelection large crowds of people are growing by minute, despite large # of security forces present on streets
half a minute ago from web
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I wonder what O’bammy will have to say tomorrow...


56 posted on 02/10/2010 9:28:00 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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Basiji Bus burned in Aryashahr a neighborhood in Tehran close to Azadi sq (unconfirmed)


57 posted on 02/10/2010 9:29:11 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Bammy will have a double scoop ice cream cone.


58 posted on 02/10/2010 9:29:39 PM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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Obama Blames Staffing Problems on GOP, Threatens Recess Appointments

News headline for him right now......clueless idiot.

59 posted on 02/10/2010 9:30:52 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: MarMema

http://www.rahesabz.net/story/10003/

Pics at the above link....


60 posted on 02/10/2010 9:32:23 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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