| There are a few Democrats who want to admit | | | | |
| that President Bush's policy of playing | | | | It is obvious that Washington keeps their |
| hardball with rogue nations is working. If we | | | | word with other nations like North Korea and |
| look at North Korea, which gave in to our | | | | Libya, but Iran will not keep its word and we |
| demands to stop making nuclear weapons, Libya | | | | cannot trust them. After all, they are trying |
| which folded cards and apologized, and Saddam | | | | to kill US troops in Iraq right now. We have |
| Hussein in Iraq who is no longer with us, we | | | | two problems with our international |
| see that President Bush has done an excellent | | | | negotiations and diplomacy, one is we are |
| job. | | | | allowing partisan politics in Congress get in |
| | | | the way of getting deals done with these |
| The 2003 CIA intelligence assessment report | | | | rogue nations and the other is the trust |
| showed that President Bush's policy of | | | | factor with these rogue nations. |
| playing hardball with Iran also worked and | | | | |
| apparently this is all Iran understands. | | | | If Iran will come clean and continue to keep |
| However, backing off pressure from Iran now | | | | its nose clean, then the sanctions will be |
| is a serious mistake. Diplomacy is not | | | | lifted international trade will be robust and |
| working with Iran and the sanctions do not | | | | the Iranian people can return their country |
| appear to be working either, alone they are | | | | to the favored nation trade category. That |
| not enough. | | | | indeed, would be the best for all concerned |
| | | | and the president of Iran needs to understand |
| Libya on the other hand is being rewarded for | | | | that failure to do so will lead to war. We |
| going from a rogue nation to a country that | | | | are inching closer every day, this is very |
| wants to join the modern world. Is Libya | | | | disturbing, but in an air war the United |
| entitled to their newfound status by the | | | | States would have a victory within 72 hours |
| United States of America, the World Trade | | | | and it would be one of the most decisive |
| Organization, the United Nations, and the EU? | | | | victories in the history of mankind, bar |
| Maybe and maybe not but they have complied | | | | none. |
| and have done little real action to | | | | |
| jeopardize their probationary period. | | | | Libya is still considered a ruthless |
| | | | dictatorship and although they are still |
| Libya did abandon its nuclear program in 2003 | | | | engaged in questionable activities, they have |
| and Libya has been in constant contact with | | | | continued to make good on their promise to |
| Washington since then. Why can't Iran do the | | | | stop making weapons of mass destruction, |
| same thing without all the rhetoric, threats | | | | while other issues are being worked out and |
| and promises to blow other nations off the | | | | thus, are enjoying trade, travel and |
| map? Why won't Iran allow IAEA inspectors | | | | cooperation with patience of the first world. |
| into the country to make sure that nuclear | | | | I just thought you should know. |
| weapons are not currently being developed? | | | | |