Saturday, June 13, 2009

What lies ahead for the USA? Tougher negotiations? You really think so? I don't.

In my opinion, the election results in Iran, while disappointing in many, many ways, provides a level playing field for the Obama State Department. There is no reason to believe the Iranian government will change their plans, hence, the options are consistent. Yesterday is the same as today as it will be tomorrow. There won't be any delay in engaging the Obama Agenda.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Dennis Ross, in a new book he co-authored, raises the possibility of the use of military force against Iran should negotiations fail to head off Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Ross, who is leading the U.S. diplomatic effort to engage Iran on a series of issues, wrote "Myths, Illusions & Peace -- Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East" with David Makovsky, a former journalist who is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy....