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| US loses hope on Khatami |
| 2002-07-23 |
| After five years of trying to work with Iranian moderates, the White House has abandoned hope it can work with President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist allies, The Washington Post said Tuesday. In a change of policy, the administration of President George W. Bush has decided to turn its attention to appealing directly to democracy supporters among the Iranian people, government officials told the daily. The new policy followed a period of "intensive review," the daily said, within the US government over whether to adopt a harder line toward Iran, which Bush groups with North Korea and Iraq in what he calls an "axis of evil." That couldn't possibly be because Khatami's reached his accomodation internally with the ayatollahs? Iran's got a two-government system, and Khatami's not in charge of the government that actually runs things. The Iranian president and his supporters "are too weak, ineffective and not serious about delivering on their promises" to transform Iranian society, said an unnamed senior administration official. See what I mean? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Really nice summary -- lays it all out. Read it, you guys! |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-07-23 15:34:35 |
| #1 Exactly. If you're interested, I've got a quick primer on who's who. Reformers vs. "reformers", clerics radical, tyrranical and moderate, the government that oversees the government...can't tell the players without program! |
| Posted by: Mac 2002-07-23 14:58:11 |