White House denies stirring tensions with Iran

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

White House denies stirring tensions with Iran by Laurent Lozano
30 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House insisted Monday it was still committed to diplomacy with Iran, despite menacing comments from the US president and vice president attacking the Islamic republic's nuclear drive.

Spokesman Tony Fratto said also that the replacement of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator did not alter President George W. Bush's determination for Iran to stop enriching uranium.

"I wouldn't call it stepping up the rhetoric," he told reporters after Bush said last week that a nuclear-equipped Iran evoked the threat of "World War III," and Vice President Dick Cheney warned of "serious consequences" for Iran.

"In fact what the vice president said was a very clear review of the situation in the Middle East," Fratto said following a hawkish speech by Cheney on Sunday.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071022/pl_afp/usirannucleardiplomacy_071022183806

[bdamomma]

1. fRatto, another slime ball for this filthy administration.

who the hell do they think they are fooling.

[angstlessk]

2. What makes me think the horrorwitchs "islamofascist week" coincides

with upping the rhetoric on Iran??? Is it just me?? :shrug:

[C_U_L8R]

3. "who? moi ?"

what creeps.

[Devlzown]

4. Criminals deny things all the time.

The jails are full of deniers.

[TwilightGardener]

5. One of my Senators (Hagel) this weekend said that there might be a "deliberate misrepresentation"

by "certain members of this administration" as an excuse to start military action--in other words, Hagel is warning us that Cheney will "lie" us into military action against Iran. I am thinking that there must be opposing forces at work within the administration that are keeping this from happening--Condi, Gates, who else?

[0007]

6. The mafia was committed to diplomacy also!

[dkofos]

7. I'm sure the world believes him too.

LYING SACK OF SHIT!!

[Up2Late]

8. Sorry, this one is just too stupid to even spend a second thinking of a comment for this....

...just :banghead:

[Javaman]

9. Earlier today, moron* was seen shooting rubber bands at the Iranian

foreign minister.

[rodeodance]

10. well, we know Cheney claims his office is a separate entity.

[rockybelt]

11. Diplomacy

Yeah, the psychotic duo really tried hard with diplomacy in Iraq too.

[MasonJar]

12. And let's see. hmmmmmmm, what was the price of that bridge in

Brooklyn?

[armodem08]

13. Bear denies crapping in woods. n/t.