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Good Article on the "impending war with Iran"
http://www.esquire.com/features/iranbriefing1107
Makes me sad 
Some highlights:
| quote: | | Scanning [the offer made by Iran], Mann was startled by one dramatic concession after another -- "decisive action" against all terrorists in Iran, an end of support for Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, a promise to cease its nuclear program, and also an agreement to recognize Israel. |
| quote: | | ...the diplomat told her that Iran was ready to cooperate unconditionally, a phrase that had seismic diplomatic implications. Unconditional talks are what the U.S. had been demanding as a precondition to any official diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Iran. And it would be the first chance since the Islamic revolution for any kind of rapprochement. |
| quote: | | Suddenly countries like Syria and Libya and Sudan and Iran were coming forward with offers of help, which raised a vital question -- should they stay on the same enemies list as North Korea and Iraq, or could there be a new slot for "friendly" sponsors of terror? |
| quote: | | Calling for "full normalization" in exchange for "full withdrawal" from the occupied territories, Abdullah promised to rally all the Arab nations to a final settlement with Israel… At the Arab League meeting, Abdullah got every Arab state to sign his proposal in a unanimous vote. |
| quote: | | "We talked to the Iranians quietly up until 2003. The president chose not to continue that channel." |
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Last edited by HotDogWater on Sep-12-2008 at 23:59
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