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re: Swift Sword
On a more conceptual level, we need their help and they need real security.
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That is exactly what the Bush administration has realized far too late.
The Iranians will never trust the US until some compromise is reached with them and the rest of the Middle East over the Israel-Palestine issue. This is the major bone of contention that the whole region shares in common.
Their security is strengthened and nurtured through purchase of nuclear material
from N. Korea, Russia, and the Ukraine. Old, obsolete weapons. But their foot is in the door now. They view the US and Israel as the real threats. The US is viewed as the aggressor now, not Russia or even China. What a 180!
I've read on the BBC News online that Bush and Putin are merely sabre-rattling before their terms of office end next year to please party constituents. This may be true for Bush, but I give Putin more credit than that. Now that the EU is backing the missile defense shield program, I believe we are going to see the next leader of Russia doing the same with our new president.
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