Olmert: Iran 'not as close as it pretends' to nuclear capability

[Eugene]

Source: Haaretz

Last update - 08:39 22/04/2007
Olmert: Iran 'not as close as it pretends' to nuclear capability
By Haaretz Service

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview broadcast
on Sunday that that Iran is "not as close as it pretends" to
developing nuclear weapons.

Olmert, speaking to Israel Radio, also said he believes that
international diplomatic pressure on Iran will in the end keep
Tehran from attaining nuclear weapons, and that a military
confrontation over the issue will not be necessary.

"There is a possibility of bringing about a situation in which
Iran is 'non-nuclear' without a military operation."

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Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/851284.html

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Source: Associated Press

Olmert: Iran can be stopped peacefully

1 hour, 18 minutes ago

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview
aired Sunday that Iran's nuclear program could be stopped
without military action.

"Iran is far from crossing the nuclear threshold," he told Israel
Radio. "Unfortunately, it is not as far as I would like it to be
but it is also not as close as it proclaims to be. I believe the
international efforts will achieve the goals. There is no need to
get caught up in any apocalyptic prophecies that have no basis
in reality."

-snip-

"The security council has passed two resolutions, which impose
unprecedented sanctions," Olmert said. "I think there is a
possibility, even without a military operation, to stop Iran from
going nuclear."

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_olmert_iran

[IndianaGreen]

1. But our politicians told AIPAC that all options were on the table

and as Seymour Hersh disclosed in an article, one of those options includes the use of nuclear bunker busting bombs. Pathetic to hear Democratic candidates for President advocate first use of nuclear weapons, particularly in front of a rightwing extremist forum like AIPAC.

I don't know what game Olmert is playing here. He has been on both side of the issue, from first strike to diplomacy. War and peoples' lives is not something to be taken lightly.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. What?

"Pathetic to hear Democratic candidates for President advocate first use of nuclear weapons, particularly in front of a rightwing extremist forum like AIPAC."

Who did that?

"War and peoples' lives is not something to be taken lightly."

If only people felt that way about Israelis!

[Englander]

3. "drastic action".

Hillary-speak for the use of nuclear weapons?

"Hillary to Aipac: Talk to Tehran, But Keep All Options Open

http://www.forward.com/articles/hillary-to-aipac-talk-to-tehran-but-keep-all-opt/