Merkel: Military option 'not on the table' over Iran

[Behind the Aegis]

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after meeting here with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, that the time has come to work vigorously to impose sanctions on Iran that will lead Tehran to stop enriching uranium, but rejected the military option.

Merkel said at a press conference after the meeting that "for me, a military solution is not on the table - I have said that."

"It is all the more important for me that we explore every possibility - from offers to sanctions - to truly exhaust the diplomatic possibilities for a solution," she said.

Olmert said that Israel is not necessarily calling for a military operation either, and both stressed the need for Tehran to be prevented from developing nuclear weapons.


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[Erika]

1. Israel subtlety let it be known they possessed nuclear weapons

Paid for, and existence denied, by the U.S. Their warrior tactics do not help nuclear restraint in the ME when they possess nuclear weapons. Israel has operated completely outside the U.N.
Thumbed their noses at every inspection or anything else.

Israel has been the Prima Donna of nuclear warfare, again paid for and sanctioned by the U.S. 100%. Do you not wonder why the other MidEast countries are in fear?

[ribrepin]

Merkel, isn't she the one who was the recipient of Bush's neck rub

We know the DECIDER won't be listening to her. Bush let the world know what he thought of the little woman.

Pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living--Mother Jones

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