Gates Says U.S. Overture to Iran Is ‘Not Open-Ended’

[The abyss]

Source: The New York Times

AMMAN, Jordan — Strains between the United States and Israel surfaced publicly in Jerusalem on Monday, as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tried to reassure Israelis that American overtures to Iran were not open-ended, and as Defense Minister Ehud Barak of Israel expressed impatience with the Americans for wanting to engage Iran at all.

“I don’t think that it makes any sense at this stage to talk a lot about it,” Mr. Barak said at a joint news conference with Mr. Gates at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, referring to the American offer to talk to Iran about giving up its nuclear program. Nonetheless, he said Israel was in no position to tell the United States what to do.

But, alluding to a potential Israeli military strike against Iran if it gains nuclear weapons capability, he added: “We clearly believe that no options should be removed from the table. This is our policy, we mean it, we recommend to others to take the same position, but we cannot dictate to anyone.”
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/middleeast/28military.html?hpw

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Where is the White House?

[Chulanowa]

1. In other words, Barak wants war with Iran

Preferably a nuclear exchange.

Now if only he could develop the testicles to say it so bluntly.

[lapfog_1]

2. So... why isn't Hillary making these sorts of statements? - n/t