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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:02 pm    Post subject: US Senator says US should accept EU Big 3 deal Reply with quote

It seems that the appeasers are not only in Europe...

Senator Urges U.S. to Join European Effort on Iran

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050213/us_nm/iran_usa_senator_dc_5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must join Europe's effort to persuade Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions or face either Tehran as a nuclear power or the need to invade the country to prevent it, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.



"We're at odds with our European friends, and it doesn't leave many options," Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told "Fox News Sunday."


Biden said the effort of Britain, France and Germany, on behalf of the European Union (news - web sites), only had the chance to succeed if the nations were willing to invoke economic sanctions, including on Iranian oil sales.


The three countries have been trying to persuade Iran to scrap potentially weapons-related activities in return for economic incentives. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer signaled a tougher tone on Sunday, warning Iran it would be referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible action if it restarted nuclear enrichment.


Iran denies it is pursuing nuclear bombs.


Biden said the Bush administration, which says it does not rule out any option to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, had to be willing to sign on to a "genuine nonaggression pact."


"This is a case where we're remaining to sit on the sidelines," Biden said. "The three European countries that are negotiating with the Iranians are saying, 'Look, we've got to get in the deal with them. We can't just sit on the sidelines."'


He criticized Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for indicating recently that the United States might not sign on to a deal with Iran even if it forswore a missile capability and nuclear weapons in a verifiable way.


"Nothing they're going to be able to do is going to be involved with us unless we're willing to get into some kind of an agreement that results in a verifiable arms control agreement," Biden said.


And he noted that should the diplomatic effort fail, the issue can be referred to the United Nations,where sanctions could be imposed.


"If neither of those work, and I'm not at all sure they would, then you're left with one of two options: You accept them as a nuclear power, which I'm disinclined to do, or you invade, which we are not really particularly capable of doing right now," Biden said.


In Tehran, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday the talks with European nations might produce a deal, describing the latest round that took place in Geneva on Friday, as "deeper and more professional."


Biden said the standoff with Iran was similar to the one with North Korea ,where the United States has been reluctant to provide incentives for Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear program.


"We have to be willing to use a few more carrots," Biden said, and the other negotiating partners, including China, Japan and South Korea, have "to make it clear that there's consequences" if North Korea does not cooperate.


"It cannot be done one way or the other," he said.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sen. Biden, get busy with other issues,pls
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Biden and the rest of the Democrats only want to see the stasis qoute the same as normal. They are so weak and all talk!!!

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:10 am    Post subject: Re: US Senator says US should accept EU Big 3 deal Reply with quote

stefania wrote:
It seems that the appeasers are not only in Europe...

Senator Urges U.S. to Join European Effort on Iran

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050213/us_nm/iran_usa_senator_dc_5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must join Europe's effort to persuade Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions or face either Tehran as a nuclear power or the need to invade the country to prevent it, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.



"We're at odds with our European friends, and it doesn't leave many options," Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told "Fox News Sunday."


Biden said the effort of Britain, France and Germany, on behalf of the European Union (news - web sites), only had the chance to succeed if the nations were willing to invoke economic sanctions, including on Iranian oil sales.


The three countries have been trying to persuade Iran to scrap potentially weapons-related activities in return for economic incentives. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer signaled a tougher tone on Sunday, warning Iran it would be referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible action if it restarted nuclear enrichment.


Iran denies it is pursuing nuclear bombs.


Biden said the Bush administration, which says it does not rule out any option to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, had to be willing to sign on to a "genuine nonaggression pact."


"This is a case where we're remaining to sit on the sidelines," Biden said. "The three European countries that are negotiating with the Iranians are saying, 'Look, we've got to get in the deal with them. We can't just sit on the sidelines."'


He criticized Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for indicating recently that the United States might not sign on to a deal with Iran even if it forswore a missile capability and nuclear weapons in a verifiable way.


"Nothing they're going to be able to do is going to be involved with us unless we're willing to get into some kind of an agreement that results in a verifiable arms control agreement," Biden said.


And he noted that should the diplomatic effort fail, the issue can be referred to the United Nations,where sanctions could be imposed.


"If neither of those work, and I'm not at all sure they would, then you're left with one of two options: You accept them as a nuclear power, which I'm disinclined to do, or you invade, which we are not really particularly capable of doing right now," Biden said.


In Tehran, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday the talks with European nations might produce a deal, describing the latest round that took place in Geneva on Friday, as "deeper and more professional."

Biden said the standoff with Iran was similar to the one with North Korea ,where the United States has been reluctant to provide incentives for Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear program.

"We have to be willing to use a few more carrots," Biden said, and the other negotiating partners, including China, Japan and South Korea, have "to make it clear that there's consequences" if North Korea does not cooperate.

"It cannot be done one way or the other," he said.


(70,000/12,000,000 ) * 100 = 0.6% of Tehran Population Participated In Support of The Islamist Dead Regime In Tehran

WOW now the brain dead or drunk Senator is asking US to join EU Big 3 to kiss Mullahs ....... we should make sure this guy will not be elected next time as senator.....
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