Bush Iran

Bush Tries to Undercut Obama with "Time Horizons"

Sepehr Vakil | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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Sepehr Vakil

The Bush Administration, in adopting Obama's positions, is undercutting the message of change. But the "major shift" in Bush foreign policy is really a major sham intended to give the illusion of diplomacy.

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Bush Administration To Join Iran Nuke Talks

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — For now, the Bush administration has chosen compromise over confrontation in dealing with Iran's disputed nuclear program with a dr...

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Home foreclosures could affect voting rolls, Judge blocks coal plant due to global warming, Japan automakers control 34.7 percent of U.S. market, and U.S. exports to Iran grew tenfold under Bush.

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Memo to the Progressive Community on Iran

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

For the past eight years we have pursued an incoherent approach that fails to focus clearly on U.S. interests and does not effectively use all of the tools of power available.

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Targeted Strike On Iran Again Under Discussion

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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MESEBERG, Germany — President Bush on Wednesday raised the possibility of a military strike to thwart Tehran's presumed nuclear weapons ambition...

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Bush Won't Rule Out Iran Military Strike

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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MESEBERG, Germany — President Bush on Wednesday raised unprompted the possibility of a military strike to thwart Tehran's presumed nuclear weapo...

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Why We Should Talk to Iran

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

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Ilan Goldenberg

Direct diplomacy won't necessarily solve all of our problems but it is surely better than the current failed course, and it is worth trying.

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Senior Israeli Official: Bush Intends To Attack Iran

Think Progress | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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The Jerusalem Post reports that a senior Israeli official said that President Bush and Vice President Cheney are of the belief that military action ag...

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Why Should We Bomb These People?

Larry Beinhart | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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Larry Beinhart

Bombing Iran because they posture and provoke on the world stage will be a disaster that we won't live down.

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The Idiocy of King George

Hooman Majd | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Hooman Majd

If Bush's idea in his Iranian radio interview was to get the Iranian people on his side, if the idea was to convince them that their government is acting foolishly and dangerously, then he scored a big fat zero.

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Sam Stein

Conyers: Impeachment If Bush Invades Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Speaking on Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers said that serious legal challenges to the Bush administration would not be off the table both before the presid...

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The 'Great Satan' Strike Out

Robert Scheer | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

How can one explain the meager attention paid to the truly historic visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Iraq?

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Defusing Tension With Iran While Promoting Regional Stability

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics

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Alon Ben-Meir

From the time Bush labeled Iran as a member of the axis of evil, Tehran simply intensified its anti-American and anti-Israeli activities. By all assessments, Iran has reaped the greatest benefits from the Iraq war.

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Tale of Two Zingers

Russ Wellen | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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Russ Wellen

It would be cool to have a president who's, well, cool. Remember the ease with which Obama sank that three-pointer on one try earlier this year? Obama's killer line to Hillary was all that and more.

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Bush Tells Israelis He Doesn't Believe Iran NIE Report

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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In public, President Bush has been careful to reassure Israel and other allies that he still sees Iran as a threat, while not disavowing his administr...

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Pentagon Says Threat May Not Have Come From Iranian Boats

Think Progress | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

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Earlier this week, the Pentagon said that three of its Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz had been harassed and provoked by Iranian speedboats. The Na...

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Did Israel Know About Iran Report Before Bush?

Think Progress | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

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According to Haaretz, Israel has known about the Iran NIE "for more than a month. The first information on it was passed on to Defense Minister Ehud B...

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White House Contradicts Bush, Says He Was Told In August That Iran May Have Halted Nuclear Program

CNN | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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President Bush was told in August that Iran's nuclear weapons program "may be suspended," the White House said Wednesday, which seemingly contradicts ...

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Thomas B. Edsall and Max Follmer

Former CIA Officials: Bush Iran Claims "Preposterous"

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall and Max Follmer | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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Four former CIA officials who provided intelligence information to past presidents described as preposterous President Bush's claim that he was unawar...

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Mohamed ElBaradei in October: "Everybody Agrees" Iran Has No Nuclear Weapon

Charlie Rose | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

When ElBaradei, the director-general of the IAEA, was on the program in October, he said Iran does not have a nuclear weapon so there is no reason to speak of force.

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Spy Gamesmanship

Bob Franken | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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Bob Franken

There is only one conclusion to draw: Iran is probably just days away from testing its own fully developed nuke.

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Bush to America: How You Doin'?

Jay Dyckman | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

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Jay Dyckman

Nothing gets him down. Iran? Whatever. Iraq? Sh*t happens. Katrina? Don't know her.

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Sorry, Guys. WWIII Gets Cancelled

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.04.2007 | Home

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Marc Cooper

As news over the Iran intelligence estimate seeps in, never have so many been so disappointed so much over the prospects of avoiding war. Just when we're all revved up for WWIII, it goes and gets cancelled.

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Opportunity in Iran

Rand Beers | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Rand Beers

The findings of the NIE on Iran create a tremendous opportunity. Yet after the president's press conference today this is an opening the Bush administration will likely miss.

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Did President Bush Threaten World War III Knowing Iran Had Halted Its Nuke Program?

Matt Littman | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Matt Littman

Were we going to attack Iran if they knew how to make a nuke, rather than if they had built and were prepared to use it? That seems a pretty low bar.

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