"Does this sound familiar? The Bush administration, after months of hinting that it is considering military options to rid a certain oil-producing Middle Eastern country whose name begins with "I" of its alleged weapons program, says that it's willing to try diplomacy.
Publicly, American officials say the offer shows the United States is keen to work with other countries diplomatically to resolve the crisis. But it soon starts to look as if the public diplomacy is just a way for American officials to say they have exhausted all options and tried to play nice. In reality, American officials had already begun planning for war."
In an interesting piece in the IHT [from the NY Times] the question is posed whether Iran is the same as Iraq was prior to the War - or are things different now? Read the article, here, to see the conclusions arrived at.
Publicly, American officials say the offer shows the United States is keen to work with other countries diplomatically to resolve the crisis. But it soon starts to look as if the public diplomacy is just a way for American officials to say they have exhausted all options and tried to play nice. In reality, American officials had already begun planning for war."
In an interesting piece in the IHT [from the NY Times] the question is posed whether Iran is the same as Iraq was prior to the War - or are things different now? Read the article, here, to see the conclusions arrived at.
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