"Washington 'Painted Itself into a Corner' over Iran?" (Arnaud de Borchgrave claims that Washington "has gradually painted itself into a corner in its diplomatic campaign to get Iran to cough up its nuclear ambitions." Is it rue? If Washington is smart, it can pursue a two-track campaign with regard to Iran [indeed, it may be doing so already]: [A] public pressures against Iran on nuclear weapons, including threats to use military force [such as bombings and special forces] and support for pro-Washington Iranians [there must be some] in Iran [ostensibly universal "democracy support," semi-open funding for political forces to its liking, and covert actions to win over key elements of the Iranian military and police]; and [B] behind-the-scene negotiations with Teheran to get it to use its influence on Ayatollah Ali Sistani and other Shiite leaders for Washington's benefits. . . .) -- full text at <http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/05/washington-painted-itself-into-corner.html> -- Yoshie
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