http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB73HISD5E.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush says speculation that the United States might attack Iran to end its nuclear program is "just not the truth," although he refuses to rule out the possibility entirely.
"Listen, first of all, you never want a president to say 'never.' But military action is certainly not - it's never the president's first choice," Bush said Friday. "Diplomacy is always the president's first - at least my first choice." snip
Bush said he would talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about actions widely viewed as a retreat from democracy. "I mean, he's done some things that (have) concerned people," he said.
But he also emphasized that he has "a good relationship" with Putin and would talk with him "in a friendly way" about Western values based on the rule of law, openness, freedom of expression and checks and balances in government.
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