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| Clinton seeks Arab help in enforcing Iran sanctions |
| 2011-01-12 |
| [Arab News] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill... said Monday that sanctions have slowed Iran's efforts to develop atomic weapons and accused the country of trying to foment new conflict in the Middle East to distract attention from its nuclear ambitions. On the first stop of a three-nation tour of the Gulf, Clinton said the Arab world in particular should act to sharpen enforcement of the sanctions and reject attempts to stoke tensions in the Middle East. She said Arab states had a special role to play in helping restart Israeli-Paleostinian peace talks by promoting a broader Arab-Israeli settlement. "The most recent analysis is that the sanctions have been working. They have made it much more difficult for Iran to pursue its nuclear ambitions," she told a television talk show. "Their program, from our best estimate, has been slowed down. So we have time, but not a lot of time." If Iran succeeds in developing an atomic bomb, it will plunge the Mideast into a disastrous nuclear arms race, she said. "It is first and foremost in the interest of the region to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon." UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan canceled a meeting with Clinton following a report that he had broken his arm. The UAE's state news agency WAM said Sheikh Khalifa "fractured his arm this morning while undertaking his daily exercise." Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed forces, received Clinton and the accompanying delegation in the afternoon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 given her statements abroad this weekend, are we not sure she's hammered? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-01-12 21:39 |
| #1 Maybe she should practice that walking up the stairs to board an aircraft thingy before she attempts to cure the world's ills.... |
| Posted by: USN,Ret 2011-01-12 21:35 |