White House Dismisses Report Of Iran Letter
Attacking Iran Still on the Table, Obama Spokesman Insists
Yesterday it was reported that the Obama Administration was looking at sending a reply letter to the Iranian government which would signal a willingness to improve ties and perhaps hold direct talks between the two. The move would have been the most significant move toward normalizing relations between the United States and Iran in 30 years.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was quick to dismiss the report. “Neither the president nor the secretary of state has seen such a letter,” according to Gibbs. He also added that many issues needed to be address with respect to Iran, including their illusory “illicit nuclear program” and their “threatening of peace in Israel.”
So just one day after the possibility that the Obama Administration might actually make a positive move toward peace with Iran, the White House is again raising the specter of a US military strike against Iran. The Iranian government has expressed repeated willingness to improve ties, and while President Obama has spoken of rapprochement as well his official policy has so far remained that of President Bush: barely restrained hostility.
punditman says .... We shall see.
Yup. Same old, same old, when it comes to US foreign policy. Interventionism is the name of the game. And why should anyone be surprised? The US continues to see itself as "leader of the free world." And with that, as free to "defend" said world by "any means necessary."
ReplyDeleteThere's a Real News commentary about the envoys that Obama has appointed to the region. For the most part, it's the same old hacks, dunderheads and Israeli lobbyists I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteCO, RT: indeed - no "change" there at all ...
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