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Obama v. the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran

Last year, the NIE famously concluded with "high confidence" that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Why did Obama say yesterday that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, January 12, 2009 02:36 PM

    Chris Sinnard

    So if I may rephrase, you are asking if I believe the US should act as World Policeman? I would need to attack that question on a case-by-case basis. I was not trying to make that point - my point was that Iran's treatment of various groups of people among its own populace was evidence that convinces me I am not ready to endorse greeting them as friends (speaking governmentally here, you understand, not meaning to paint all Iranian citizens with the same brush).

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