Wednesday, December 12, 2007
National Intelligence Estimate - It said this
Nothing happens without a reason.
This article presents some very plausible ones...
This article presents some very plausible ones...
At FrontPageMagazine.com, William R. Hawkins actually read the recent NIE report:
'The NIE states, 'We assess with high confidence that until fall 2003, Iranian military entities were working under government direction to develop nuclear weapons.' This effort had been underway since 'at least the late 1980s.' So, why the sudden decision to halt in 2003? What happened that year to send Tehran a message? The capture of Baghdad by U.S. forces that April.
President George W. Bush showed he was willing to follow up his earlier characterization of Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an 'axis of evil' by destroying one of the 'axis' regimes. This action sent a shock wave through the other two rogue states. By August, both North Korea and Iran had entered negotiations to head off feared military strikes by the United States. The Six Party talks with North Korea were hosted by Pyongyang’s ally China to promote a 'peaceful diplomatic solution' to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Iran was meeting with England, France and Germany (the European Union 3), also seeking diplomatic cover with other powers to avoid a direct confrontation with Washington."
