Rice Says U.S. Won't Join Europe in Iran Nuclear Talks

[cthrumatrix]

Rice Says U.S. Won't Join Europe in Iran Nuclear Talks

By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 4, 2005; Page A10

LONDON, Feb. 3 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the United States would rebuff European efforts to bring it into negotiations with Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic state from developing nuclear weapons.

Flying to Europe for her first trip abroad as secretary, she told reporters that the United States was confronting the theocratic government in Tehran in "a variety of ways" with "a variety of different partners" to end its nuclear weapons ambitions, support for Islamic extremism, interference in Iraq and human rights violations.


Her unusually strong words signaled that the Bush administration would take a more robust stand against Iran during the president's second term.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61803-2005Feb3.html


Now ....you will hear Rice say.... "we tried EVERYTHING to prevent war".

[MSgt213]

1. Is it just me or does Rice seem like a fish out of water? I saw a clip of

her press conference and she sounds very shakey and unsure of what she saying. Almost like even she doesn't believe what she is saying. Oh well, she does have an inspiring personal story so its okay if she lies.

[cthrumatrix]

2. she's a puppet for the global elite.... if the US wanted to avoid war...

they would be joining other countries and working out differences.

When you desire "regime change" again....how does that become a discussion?

[leveymg]

7. You're right. She's a transparent liar. View the 9/11 Commission testimony

and you can see exactly where she had to "shift gears" mentally and revert to a memorized script. Particularly when Ben-Veniste pressed her about when Bush got his pre-9/11 briefings and their contents.

Powell was much more seamless, especially in his delvery of the WMD speech to the UN, but even he had a little smile that said, "I know I'm not telling the truth, but I believe I'm serving my country here."

Shrub just smirks and stutters and struts. It's hard to tell when he's telling the truth, because he lacks an understanding of the distinction. A lot of people of limited intelligence and acumen mistake *'s moral vacuousness with sincerity.

[jus_the_facts]

3. oh the pathetic irony of this statement.......

she told reporters that the United States was confronting the theocratic government in Tehran in "a variety of ways" with "a variety of different partners" to end its nuclear weapons ambitions, support for Islamic extremism, interference in Iraq and human rights violations.

.....hmmmm sounds so much like the US in so many many ways... x(

[Dirty Hippie]

6. Didn't Chimp say in the SOTU

we were "working with the Europeans on the Iran issue" or something to that effect?

I suppose he (ahem) misspoke.

[oasis]

9. It was just an "exaggeraaashun", by the Chimp.(n/t)

[HeeBGBz]

4. Shoot first, talk later

The New Amurkin Way

[teryang]

5. She is powerless, her job is to rebuff major allies and to con

...them into somehow believing we aren't trying to screw them.

This is the function of a so called diplomat representing a belligerent power.

By rejecting diplomacy, the path chosen leads to more war.

[acmavm]

8. Yeah, a variety of partners. The rest of the planet is trying to talk this

bunch of warmongers into behaving like civilized human beings and they aren't going to have any of it.

What dump ass country is going to back them up this time?

[ClintonTyree]

11. Don't forget Poland!

Her first foray into international relations and she's as much as saying, "blow it out your ass, we're going to do it OUR way".
She is such a vile, ugly creature. She'll never get the respect Powell had (which wasn't much after the Iraq lies) every country knows she's just a lying mouthpiece for a wannabe dictator.

She'll get as much truth and cooperation from other countries as she gives. Which will have the sum total of, none.

[Redstone]

10. Negotiations?

Who needs negotiations, when we have...



Redstone

[CottonBear]

13. "Not every effort needs to be American," she told reporters."

snip:
While hailing the Egyptian initiative to bring Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Abbas together next week, she said she had no plans to be at the Sinai summit. "Not every effort needs to be American," she told reporters. "

Apparently NO effort needs to be American except unilateral ones on our part.

[CottonBear]

12. Why is she even bothering to go to Europe?

Powell traveled less than any other modern SoS. Why should Condi travel more? She can be just as belligerent and two-faced by phone and satellite feed as she can in person. I am truly horrified that the is SoS.

[Fleshdancer]

15. Powell didn't always say what the admin wanted him to....

that's probably why he traveled less than any other modern SoS. Since Bush doesn't have to worry about Condi's devotion, she'll probably travel more than usual.

[Massachusetts]

14. She has "earned" (from little george), the SOS slot after all those

years on her knees for little georgie boy. But, we reap what we sow.

Remember that in the 2006 election cycle.

[0007]

16. I hate to be a reporter and have to travel with Condi and her

ugly pretentious personality.

[Supersedeas]

17. Everything but joining with Old Euros to negotiate a peaceful resolution

Diplomacy dismissed.

[Solly Mack]

18. Europe didn't need Rice with them to negotiate with Iran before

and they don't need her now.

[dandrhesse]

19. right to your senators now about this. this is where accountibility starts

for the new sec of state. she said "the time for diplomacy is now" so let's see some diplomacy condi!

[DemonFighterLives]

20. Everyone here seems to get it

One week on the job as diplomatic figurehead and diplomacy is already out the window.
She is shaky because I don't think she want's to be that close to the shock and awe that follows.
She could make her stupid statements from the pig farm.

[Tempest]

21. So much for mending fences

Wasn't that the intent of her trip?

A failure on the very first day.