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Should Bush or shouldn't he?
« on: Dec 30^th, 2003, 4:21pm »

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Bush Said to Mull Move Toward Engaging Iran

Tue December 30, 2003 01:42 PM ET
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4 058423&pageNumber=0

By Caren Bohan
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush is considering opening dialogue with Iran, a country he has branded part of an "axis of evil," but would like to see some gesture from the Islamic Republic toward the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

"This is a chance for Iran to step forward," the official said. "The burden is on the Iranians."

The move would mark a shift in policy that has been in place since the break in formal ties following the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. humanitarian assistance to Iran in response to the devastating earthquake in the city of Bam helped hasten ongoing discussions within the administration about its policy toward the country.

"The earthquake kind of brings it to a head," the official said.

However, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said that while U.S. provision of aid to earthquake victims was welcomed and showed "there is no enmity between the people of Iran and the American nation," it would not alter the relations between the two countries.

"I don't think this incident will change our relations with the United States," Khatami told a news conference on Tuesday in the capital of southeastern Kerman province where officials say up to 50,000 people may have been killed in the quake.

Secretary of State Colin Powell was quoted in the Washington Post as saying that "encouraging" moves by Iran recently have raised the possibility of restoring dialogue.

"There are things happening and therefore we should keep open the possibility of dialogue at an appropriate point in the future," Powell told the Post.

This month, in a European-brokered deal, Iran agreed to surprise U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities. Tehran also welcomed international humanitarian aid for victims of Friday's devastating earthquake, which may have killed up to 50,000 people.

The first U.S. military aircraft to land in Iran in more than 20 years arrived over the weekend carrying disaster response experts and tons of emergency supplies for survivors of the earthquake.

"All of those things taken together show, it seems to me, a new attitude in Iran in dealing with these issues -- not one of total, open generosity. But they realize that the world is watching and the world is prepared to take action," Powell said.
ISSUES IRAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS

The administration official stressed that tied to the U.S. willingness to open a dialogue was the hope that Iran would take a step to demonstrate good faith by addressing issues of concern to the United States.

Those issues include U.S. accusations of Iranian support for terrorist organizations and its belief that the republic has been working in secret to develop nuclear weapons.

"We are willing to engage in appropriate manner if and when the president decides it's appropriate," the official said. "It's certainly something the president has on his plate to consider."

"There's still a lot that needs to be done," the official added. "The Iranians know exactly what we're referring to. They know what needs to be done.

The United States, still called 'the Great Satan' by Iran's hard-liners, broke off diplomatic relations after radical Islamic students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held 52 hostages for 444 days.

Early in his presidency, Bush turned up the heat on already tense relations between the countries when, in January 2002, he labeled Iran as part of an "axis of evil" along with prewar Iraq and North Korea.

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« Reply #1 on: Dec 30^th, 2003, 4:27pm »

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Axis of Evil or not he should try even duirng the cold war we kept up talks with Russia best way to ease tensions is talks. If we are talking to iran then we can work with them if we dont talk nothing gets better. Even if nothing happens its better to try and fail then not to try at all

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« Reply #2 on: Dec 30^th, 2003, 4:38pm »

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Sorry everyone. I didn't realize the "question" area allowed for only short quips. I'm afraid the poll is a little sketchy at best. Undecided

Thanks for your answer, David.

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A wize old man once said,
"keep your friends close, your enemies closer."
So I'll say no more! Lips Sealed

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