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No need for war in Iran

Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:34 AM PST
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Once again President Bush is beating the drums of war while playing fast and loose with the truth.

In recent weeks, he has warned against Iran's efforts to enrich uranium as a step toward nuclear weapons that may lead to "world war three."

Now we learn from National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley that Bush has known for months that Iran shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003. According to Hadley's account published in the Washington Post, Bush was told in August or September of this year of the latest National Intelligence Estimate finding that Iran had shut down its nuclear weapons program years ago.

Never one to be distracted by facts, Bush has been ignoring the National Intelligence Estimate for months while fear mongering and misleading the American people.

Please write to your congressman and to Senators Boxer and Feinstein asking them to make it clear to President Bush that he has no authority for a preemptive strike against Iran.

Sam Hatch
Lodi

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danielh wrote on Dec 22, 2007 5:06 AM:

" nsn_lodian: "Appeasement" is a misleading psychological political theory word, that is used to justify war just about anywhere in the world. It means that a young, aspiring militaristic leader, left unguarded, will spread into a larger dictatorial empire, all by itself. However, Adolf Hitler did not rise to power without external assistance. "Appeasement" is an understatement. The cartel partnership with a corporate European-American behemoth I.G. Farben was highly responsible for financial and engineering support for Hitler. What is most disturbing about this relationship is the fact of American membership in it. "

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danielh wrote on Dec 22, 2007 4:52 AM:

" tompazo: I like your term "supposed war on drugs." I'd like to add that the supposed war on terror is not real, either. "

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tompazo wrote on Dec 20, 2007 3:57 PM:

" It's still unclear to me that we are afraid of a country that is 3rd world in many aspects. terrorism is an open ended idea that cannot be oppressed, along with the supposed war on drugs. where there is a will, there is a way. "

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nsn_lodian wrote on Dec 20, 2007 3:15 PM:

" The fact of the matter is .. Iran is the CENTER POINT for Islamic Extremism in the world. It began with the Iranian REvolution, taking of American Hostages (under Jimmy Carter), and was allowed to grow into a larger movement mainly by Carter's inaction and inability to assert himself. Until countries like Iran and Syria are brought to heel, and punished for their fomenting of Islamic Fundamentalist hatred .. the world will not be safe. Cowards do not make great leaders. Neville Chamberlain never should have appeased Hitler before WWII, and we shouldn't appease Iran and Syria now. If we do, we are doomed to repeat the past (another global holocaust and war). "

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nsn_lodian wrote on Dec 20, 2007 3:12 PM:

" Sam, you are surely one of those who SCOFFED at the National Intelligence Estimate when it advised President Bush that Sadaam Hussein DID have weapons of mass destruction, then blamed Bush for acting on that information. Now that the information skewers towards your particular point of view, then all of a sudden the National Intelligence Estimate has credibility with you? This is a typical example of what is wrong with America right now. No one wants to to the "right thing" (regardless of politics). Instead, everyone wants to do what "their side of the political aisle" wants to do, regardless of what is BEST for AMERICA! "

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tompazo wrote on Dec 19, 2007 2:19 PM:

" It's unfortunate that i havent read about many people realizing that it is our foreign policy towards middle east and other nation that causes a blowback of events that we have to deal with. Friends one decade, and an Axis of Evil the next is tearing us apart. We need withdrawal and non-interventionist policy to correct the mistakes we have made and the problems we are instigating. There is but few Presidential candidates who see this as the cause of the middle east's problems. Ron Paul being one, he is the most censored. Urgently, people must realize that the only solution is Backing off! Israel is a soveirgn nation, Iran is a soveirgn nation and to an extent Iraq was, should, and will be a soveirgn nation, and they dont need US telling them what to do! "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 19, 2007 9:45 AM:

" Brian: I don't have to support the President to support the troops. As for Iraq, it is a fact that little or no progress has been made towards a political resolution of the Shiite/Sunni schism in the Iraqi government. Until such a resolution has been made, whatever temporary security gains our troops might buy with their blood will be in vain. That's not just my opinion, it is the stated opinion of General Petraeus and his top lieutenants. "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 19, 2007 9:42 AM:

" Brian: To suggest that Kurdistan is not a threat to the stability of the MidEast at a time when Iraq and Turkey are on the brink of war over the issue of Kurdish terrorism is absurd. "

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Brian wrote on Dec 19, 2007 7:01 AM:

" Of course Leonard will write back and say he has and always supports our troops even though he was one of the many Dems saying failure in Iraq is imminent. Leonard, you accuse many of partisan politics yet it was you waiving that white flag, keeping in step with the liberal mantra of defeat in Iraq. It seems to me the theme for your hipocracy changes from day to day. "

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Brian wrote on Dec 19, 2007 6:51 AM:

" Leonard, Many people consider Kurdistan a country within a country. Kurdistan is made up of mostly Europeans. They are not a threat to the stability of the Middle East. It seems to me it's YOU who is out of touch with current affairs. Also, the Dems can't advance that the surge is not working anymore in Iraq. It's time for you to support our troops there and stop being so pessimistic. "

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girard74 wrote on Dec 18, 2007 2:25 PM:

" Daniel - criticism of our elected officials is not only acceptable, it is required. "Haters," however go far beyond the realm of criticising. These folks simply make things up as they go along and hope that the more dense portion of our citizens believe them if they hear it long enough. I'm not worried about them, though. I am still naive enough to believe that the truth will indeed come through. "

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Jeff wrote on Dec 17, 2007 12:31 PM:

" Daniel, I have to agree with you on your 'straw-man' analogy. It is a typical ploy (seemingly most often used by neocons and repubs in general) to attack the messenger rather than the message. "

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Daniel wrote on Dec 17, 2007 8:44 AM:

" JK: "Bush Hater" is a fictitious straw man that is created for purposes of attacking it after it is created. I love America, and I also criticize Bush; but, I wouldn't classify myself as any kind of "hater." "

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Daniel wrote on Dec 17, 2007 8:42 AM:

" John Brown: Good guess, but as of 10 years ago, he was not. This is hearsay information, but I am reasonably confident in the line of communication. "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 17, 2007 3:28 AM:

" Brian: Kurdistan??? What, have you joined the "Partition Iraq" camp now or are you just completely out of touch with current affairs? "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 16, 2007 7:48 PM:

" Chuckle... apparently, John Brown now speaks for Israel. How does that work? I wonder whether he gets paid? "

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Leoanrd wrote on Dec 16, 2007 7:47 PM:

" JK: I guess it is time for you to get a newer Thesaurus. The Bush Administration has combined a never ending attack on the US Constitution with a foreign policy that has been (in Mike Huckabees words) disastrous all while practically giving the country away in a deluge of corporate welfare. "

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John Brown wrote on Dec 16, 2007 4:05 PM:

" Ron Paul a John Bircher How nice!!! "

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John Brown wrote on Dec 16, 2007 4:03 PM:

" BDS runs rampant here!!!WTF arn't you special,and a BFD to you...If you were a Country and a race of people and some 2-bit clown said they would wipe you off the face of the earth,tell me "O"intellecual one just what would you do???Israel won't mess around much longer and when it's over Iran won't have a nuke program.They whacked Syrias nuke this summer and no one said squat. "

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JK wrote on Dec 16, 2007 3:33 PM:

" Leonard - I checked a thesaurus and no, "America Lover" is not a synonym for "Bush Hater." A Bush Hater is someone who consistently accuses the president of doing or saying things that are not true and/or are illegal. And they do this constantly without producing any evidence or proof. And the thing is, they never stop doing it. In part, that is the definition of a "Bush Hater." "

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Brian wrote on Dec 16, 2007 3:06 PM:

" Leonard wrote on Dec 16, 2007 7:22 AM: " Brian: What MidEast state ISN'T a threat to the stability of the region and the world as a whole? Well Leonard, Kurdistan, UAE, Jordan. I take it you feel Bush should pick another country in the Middle East. I'm at a loss that you would announce that you feel most countries in the Middle East pose a threat yet you denounce Bush's proposal to keep a wary eye on the most serious threat in the Middle East. What makes you think he isn't watching them all? "

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Yo Brian AKA Sibyl... wrote on Dec 16, 2007 10:02 AM:

" There are plenty of skin head wack-job's here in the states that don't believe that the Holocaust happened. And have your radio hero's told you that Israel on it's own can crush any middle eastern state combined with it's formidable military that includes almost 200 nuclear warheads? COME ON PARROT!! Use your noodle. "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 16, 2007 7:25 AM:

" JK: I guess "Bush Hater" is just a synonym for "America Lover". Bush exerted tremendous pressure on the Intelligence Agencies to cook the evidence he used to fraudulently lead us into Iraq. The same pressure was exerted this time on Iran. There were tremendous incentives for the Intelligence leaders to falsify information to support Bush's position and it is to their credit that they, at long last, placed patriotism above partisanship. "

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Leonard wrote on Dec 16, 2007 7:22 AM:

" Brian: What MidEast state ISN'T a threat to the stability of the region and the world as a whole? "

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Daniel wrote on Dec 15, 2007 7:03 PM:

" Congressman Kucinich mentions the Mujahideen-e Khalq as a source of information in his recent legislation: articles of impeachment against Cheney. "

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Daniel wrote on Dec 15, 2007 7:02 PM:

" National Intelligence Estimate? What National Intelligence Estimate? It's not coming from the CIA. Perhaps the Bush Administration is making up its own intelligence on Iran, since the CIA counter-Proliferation Division was liquidated when Cheney's team exposed Valerie Plame. Next, I suppose he'll say he got a National Intelligence Estimate from the Mujahideen-e Khalq. "

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GOD IS JUDGE wrote on Dec 15, 2007 4:50 PM:

" bush just wants oil for the corporations and to be able to stay in iraq only way that will happen go to war with iran but thats ok be deaf dumb and blind just as you were when USA fights a whole country for acouple thousands of people and to think why people are fight usa in iraq and in afghanistan and if u think their terrorist in there own land then like i said deaf dumb and blind with hate for the middle east race.. "

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wtf wrote on Dec 15, 2007 3:31 PM:

" Sam, I agree with everything you wrote with the exception of writing to the congresscritters. Almost the entire congress has kissed Israel's ring and only exist to do what Israel wants; not the will of the American people. Zionists want war with Iran, they'll probably get it. What the U.S. **needs** to do is cut these Zionist leeches off from the teat; no more U.S. dollars & no more shedding the blood of our children. "

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Brian wrote on Dec 15, 2007 11:44 AM:

" JK, You took the words right out of my mouth. "

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Carl B. wrote on Dec 15, 2007 10:35 AM:

" The Emperor has no clothes! We must Impeach Bush and Cheney now! Dennis Kusinich or Ron Paul are the only two people that can clean up this cesspool Government we have now. "

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Watch out wrote on Dec 15, 2007 10:32 AM:

" It is interesting. An NIE also stated that Iraq had WMDs and was restarting its nuclear program. Which makes the tendency to assume this one is true slightly unpalatable. "

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JK wrote on Dec 15, 2007 8:06 AM:

" Isn't it funny how the Bush haters completely distrusted the intelligence community when they warned of WMDs before the war in Iraq, yet now they completely believe those same agencies regarding Iran's nuclear intentions? Just how pathetic can they get? "

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Brian wrote on Dec 15, 2007 7:29 AM:

" Lodi News Sentinel, Perhaps you should do some investigation yourself on the real truth about Iran instead of publishing letters of misinformation. Let's be clear that Iran is a threat to the stability of the Middle East. Mr. Wackjob of Iran wants to destroy Israel. And he is a holocaust denier. You seem to be happy with the propaganda that fills the air of the liberal media. "

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