More Iran Saber Rattling From Cheney
Vice President Cheney, speaking in Australia, indicated yet again that the use of force would be likely if Iran continued its uranium enrichment program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, "The Iranian people are vigilant and will defend all their rights to the end." According to Cheney, "all options are on the table." However, for the Bush administration, this seems to translate as only one option: military intervention.Vice President Cheney, speaking in Australia, indicated yet again that the use of force would be likely if Iran continued its uranium enrichment program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, “The Iranian people are vigilant and will defend all their rights to the end.” According to Cheney, “all options are on the table.” However, for the Bush administration, this seems to translate as only one option: military intervention.
Rock Solid JournalismBBC: Mr Cheney, speaking in Australia, said diplomacy was the preferred course.
But in a newspaper interview he backed US Senator John McCain’s view that the only thing worse than a military clash would be an Iran with nuclear arms.
Iran insists that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only.
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