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White House Confused on Iran Policy

Editorial, The Washington Post | April 21, 2010

A recent memo drafted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates alarmed many when he stated that the Obama administration currently has no contingency plan should Iran develop a nuclear weapon. ++ “The public signs of the administration's squishiness about military options are worrisome because of the lack of progress on its two-track strategy of offering negotiations and threatening sanctions.” ++ Sanctions are progressing at a snail's pace and the end result is an Iran policy with no teeth.

 

 
 
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