AP: Rafsanjani Scoffs at Talk of U.S. Attack

[Eugene]

Rafsanjani Scoffs at Talk of U.S. Attack


Monday April 17, 2006 4:46 PM

AP Photo KUW101

By DIANA ELIAS

Associated Press Writer

KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Iran's former president said Monday that talk of a U.S. military attack
on Iran was overblown because it would be 'too dangerous" and no Persian Gulf countries would
join forces with the United States.

A few reports in the U.S. media have said the United States was developing contingency plans
to use military force against Iran if it continues to challenge attempts by the West and the U.N.
nuclear watchdog agency to force it to abandon its uranium enrichment program.

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"Reports about plans for an American attack on Iran are incorrect," former President Hashemi
Rafsanjani said in an appearance before Kuwait's parliament. "We are certain that Americans
will not attack Iran because the consequences would be too dangerous."

On Sunday, he said he believed the United States was ``incapable of taking a risk or engaging
in a new war in the region without discussing the subject seriously."

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5760950,00.html

[cliss]

1. This is going to be a long-run situation.

As the world starts to run out of oil, the pressure on Iran is going to be tremendous. If the Iranians want to keep the U.S. out, they are going to have to think of the long-term.

[jsamuel]

2. "because the consequences would be too dangerous"

yeah, but tell that to the crazies in the WH