Bush to Consult with Rice on Iran Incentives

[emad]

Wed Mar 2, 2005 09:41 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush was to consult with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday on her talks with European officials about how to coax Iran to give up nuclear ambitions, a senior administration official said.

Bush is believed to be close to deciding whether to join Europe in offering incentives to Iran, including membership of the World Trade Organization, in exchange for Tehran's agreement to give up nuclear weapons.

It would mark a significant shift in strategy for Bush, who has been reluctant to consider economic incentives for Iran to avoid being seen as rewarding bad behavior. He has talked about taking Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.

Rice, just back from London where she attended a Middle East conference and held talks with European officials, was due at the White House in the afternoon.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7785140

COAX??? As defined by the Abu Ghraib Lexicon of Persuasive Behavior?

[RobertSeattle]

1. Ahhh - Sounds like they need some "Alone" time...

:evilgrin:

[priller]

5. With all her traveling, she hasn't had much quality time

with her "husband...I mean, President". :loveya:

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Is Rice Bush's "Eva Braun" ?

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Maybe them jack-boots stirred up some hormones?

I mean lets face it

Pickles hardly makes one think of . . .

well,

you know!

I think an amoeba has more s-e-x appeal :silly:

[liberal N proud]

2. That will insure that we are going to ATTACK!

[Jack Rabbit]

3. He really doesn't have much choice

If we wants to invade, whose army is he going to use?

[TheFarseer]

4. sounds just like Clinton's N Korea strategy

which has been much maligned by RW talking heads. I wonder what they will say if this carrot and stick approach is adopted.

[Supersedeas]

6. of course, RW talking heads will praise it as 'pragmatic leadership' from

the Frat Boy in Chief.

[applegrove]

8. Oh now they take over the European 'Talks' with the Iranians...

remember: All the world's successes belong to Bush!