Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama - W.House

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama should seek tougher sanctions against Iran, which will be his biggest Middle East challenge, outgoing White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Wednesday.

In a speech to be delivered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hadley also said the outgoing Bush administration had laid the groundwork for progress toward Palestinian-Israeli peace, despite the fighting in Gaza.

"For the next administration, the biggest challenge in this region is Iran," Hadley said in prepared remarks looking back on eight years of President George W. Bush's foreign policy.

"Negotiations with Iran, as some have proposed, without leverage on Iran will not produce a change in Iranian behavior or advance U.S. interests," he said.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07472177.htm

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1. LOL Neo-con's still think what they say matters.

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2. delusional neocons...

still fighting the shadows on the wall, I see. Yeah, that's been working out so well for everyone.

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3. Thanks for the tip, Steve-O! Oh, and take the Goat of Crazy's dick out of your ass, will you?

  Cause after the 20th it's just gonna be you and your friends making shooting sounds with paper dolls, motherfucker!

PB

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4. Now, after that speech, Iran could become very smart and show the neo-cons

that they can do something about peace for us all

Hadley delusional - in the most dangerous way.

Citizen followers delusioned - dangerous for us because because it keeps us divided.

True delusional supporters of neo-cons - hopeless because they believe in and profit off war.

[Winterblues]

5. What no "Star Wars"?

When the Bush* Cabal rode into town, they scoffed at everything they were warned against and focused 100% on "Star Wars". They laughed about shooting camels in the butt and how they would only focus on what was important...Cheney was placed in charge of Terrorism. Cheney held exactly zero meetings on the subject before 9-11. Ashcroft submitted the Justice Department's Budget on 9-10 2001 and in it all funds for combating terror had been cut...Yep these people certainly have Credibility about how to run the nation...

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6. Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama: White House

Source: Reuters

Iran biggest Mideast challenge for Obama: White House

By Tabassum Zakaria



WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama should seek tougher sanctions against Iran, which will be his biggest Middle East challenge, outgoing White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Wednesday.

In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hadley also said the Bush administration had laid the groundwork for progress toward Palestinian-Israeli peace, despite the fighting in Gaza.

The Middle East will be only one on a list of foreign policy challenges facing Obama when he takes office on January 20 amid the continuing U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other regions such as Russia, Pakistan and North Korea will also require early efforts by the new president, Hadley said.

"For the next administration, the biggest challenge in this region is Iran," Hadley said in a speech looking back on President George W. Bush's foreign policy

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090107/ts_nm/us_mideast_us...

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7. Do they really think..

anyone listens to what they say? I've never felt like we were this rudderless before, with nothing but a bunch of quacks making noise as the world falls to pieces all around us.