Thread: WWIII, it's easy as ABC, as easy as 123, you and me yaaaaaa

By Matt Spetalnick
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.

Well folks, we know that Iran will not back down from any nuclear program they decide to undergo. So we leave it up to our superhero president to save the day, masquerading as a golf enthusiast by day and a pre-emptive policeman by night. I think what's inevitably going to bring us to the brink of war is our insatiable appetite to place our superhuge political penis into the sovereignty of Iran. Of course, Bush's little fanboy quote of 'Iran wants to destroy Israel' is slightly misleading as it is the mean, lean, we-don't-give-a-fuck, zionist regime that is the key target of Iran's hate. Don't get me wrong, I don't support the Iran, and won't do it for the Iran, and such as, but I refuse to have our neocon-led-country diffuse it's military into Iran. Furthermore, I would hope that this Bushdinista administration is going to most likely go at this with it's back to the wall. Sometimes a little brains over bronze is the key.

don't worry, there's always this:
"Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government had asked parliament in Ankara on Monday to authorize a military incursion, and the lawmakers responded with overwhelming approval, 507 to 19."

Originally Posted by sectionOne

don't worry, there's always this:
"Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government had asked parliament in Ankara on Monday to authorize a military incursion, and the lawmakers responded with overwhelming approval, 507 to 19."

ok? and that has to do with what? our wishes to call the genocide of Armenians an actually genocide? So what does this have to with Iran?

Originally Posted by Vitiate

ok? and that has to do with what? our wishes to call the genocide of Armenians an actually genocide? So what does this have to with Iran?

if you would see the region not in Western terms it would be clear.

wtf are you talking about. Pose an argument and explain it. Again, what does Turkey have to do with Iran. Turkeys invasion, from what I understand, is solely based on their hate of northern Kurds and the PKK. In fact, why would they have anything to do with Iran when they've tried so hard to be part of the EU?

So you respect Iran's soveriegnty even if it means they get a nuclear weapon, place it in the hands of terrorists, and it is used in an attack on an American city?
Their soveroeignty under a crazy religious tyrant is more important than defending America?

Wait just a minute now. HilBillary said she would military force against Iran if need be.

Originally Posted by The God Fearing

So you respect Iran's soveriegnty even if it means they get a nuclear weapon, place it in the hands of terrorists, and it is used in an attack on an American city?
Their soveroeignty under a crazy religious tyrant is more important than defending America?

Has Iran ever attacked the US on American soil? No

Originally Posted by Coolio43

Wait just a minute now. HilBillary said she would military force against Iran if need be.

ok and? Are you assuming I'm somehow Democrat?

Originally Posted by Vitiate

ok and? Are you assuming I'm somehow Democrat?

No, just stating the facts. Someone said Bush is going to start another war with Iran and I countered.