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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?

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 03:12 AM

    @Bushfatigue

    What happens to our politicians when our foreign and domestic policy elites get their grips into them?

    -- Bushfatigue

    They appoint Hilary "we can obliterate Iran" Clinton as Secretary of State.

    What sort of constructive engagement is the USA going to have with Iran when the person directing that engagement has already told them "Submit, or Die"?

    Hmmmm ... tough choice ... especially when the subtext of the first option is often "Submit, and Die"

    It's not like every US-sponsored regime in history have been choirboys, is it?

    My God! it's like a bad movie script ... "Resistance is futile!" ... just shout it loud enough lady, and it will make sense ...

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