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Gates: Diplomacy With Iran Is 'Working'
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff with Iran over its disputed nuclear program are "working" and should be given a chance to succeed.Any evidence that it's working? Please? Both the U.S. and Israel accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons -- a charge Iran denies. Gates said the international community "is united in telling Iran what it needs to do with respect to its nuclear program." "United"??? ..."We agreed it was important to deal with the Iranian nuclear problem through diplomacy, which appears to be working," Gates said at a news conference with his Israeli counterpart, Amir Peretz. "These things don't work overnight, but it seems to me clearly the preferable course to keep our focus on the diplomatic initiatives, and particularly because of the united front of the international community at this point," he added. Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-19 |
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