Clinton: U.S. Has No Plan for Military Action Against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her country has no plan for military action against Iran over its nuclear program. "Obviously, we don't want Iran to become a nuclear weapons power, but we are not planning anything other than going for sanctions," she told Al-Arabiya television.
(AFP)
Sanctions Alone Won't Stop Iran -Emily Landau
At the end of September, when the enrichment facility that was built near the Iranian city of Qom was disclosed, President Obama insisted that the situation was serious, and that if Iran did not alter its path there would be consequences. But there weren't.
In October, Secretary of State Clinton warned that the U.S. would not wait forever. In the meantime, however, the U.S. is waiting. The end of the year deadline that Obama set for evaluating diplomatic progress on Iran also came and went. And if we assume that ultimately there will be sanctions, so what?
[T]here is no sign that the Obama administration intends to mobilize the necessary political muscle to lead such a process. Without genuine American determination, there is no prospect of preventing the Iranians from developing nuclear weapons.
The writer is an associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University
(Ha'aretz)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her country has no plan for military action against Iran over its nuclear program. "Obviously, we don't want Iran to become a nuclear weapons power, but we are not planning anything other than going for sanctions," she told Al-Arabiya television.
(AFP)
Sanctions Alone Won't Stop Iran -Emily Landau
At the end of September, when the enrichment facility that was built near the Iranian city of Qom was disclosed, President Obama insisted that the situation was serious, and that if Iran did not alter its path there would be consequences. But there weren't.
In October, Secretary of State Clinton warned that the U.S. would not wait forever. In the meantime, however, the U.S. is waiting. The end of the year deadline that Obama set for evaluating diplomatic progress on Iran also came and went. And if we assume that ultimately there will be sanctions, so what?
[T]here is no sign that the Obama administration intends to mobilize the necessary political muscle to lead such a process. Without genuine American determination, there is no prospect of preventing the Iranians from developing nuclear weapons.
The writer is an associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University
(Ha'aretz)
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Saudis: Solution to Iran Needed - Michael Young
It is painfully obvious that the international community has no idea how to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The Obama administration is right to hesitate about going to war against Iran, but it is wrong to take the option off the table so explicitly. Doing so may actually make a military confrontation more likely by persuading the Iranian regime that it can pursue uranium enrichment with impunity.
(The National-UAE)
Clinton: Sanctions May Be Months Away -Lachlan Carmichael
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it could take months for new UN sanctions against Iran, appearing to back away from her contention before the Senate that a new resolution could be obtained in the "next 30 to 60 days."
(AFP)
What Does the U.S. Stand For in the Middle East? -Michael Young
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly declared that the U.S. would not use force against Iran. [F]or Clinton to rule out such an action so bluntly was not the best use she could have made of American military superiority.
Indeed, it clarified a situation that the Obama administration should not have clarified.
(Daily Star-Lebanon)
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It is painfully obvious that the international community has no idea how to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The Obama administration is right to hesitate about going to war against Iran, but it is wrong to take the option off the table so explicitly. Doing so may actually make a military confrontation more likely by persuading the Iranian regime that it can pursue uranium enrichment with impunity.
(The National-UAE)
Clinton: Sanctions May Be Months Away -Lachlan Carmichael
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it could take months for new UN sanctions against Iran, appearing to back away from her contention before the Senate that a new resolution could be obtained in the "next 30 to 60 days."
(AFP)
What Does the U.S. Stand For in the Middle East? -Michael Young
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly declared that the U.S. would not use force against Iran. [F]or Clinton to rule out such an action so bluntly was not the best use she could have made of American military superiority.
Indeed, it clarified a situation that the Obama administration should not have clarified.
(Daily Star-Lebanon)
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