U.S. Defense Minister says U.S. not planning on attacking Iran

[Behind the Aegis]

In a conversation with reporters on Friday, United States Defense Minister Robert Gates said that the U.S. does not plan on attacking Iran.

According to Gates, the decision to send additional aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf does not indicate a desire on the part of the U.S. to go to war with Iran.

Gates said the United States is trying to prevent Iran's involvement in the violence in Iraq, and is trying to force them to abandon their uranium enrichment activities.

Gates added that there is still no evidence that Iranian forces were involved in an attack last week on American forces in Karbala, Iraq in which 5 U.S. soldiers were killed.

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[salin]

1. Sad that this administration has no credibility, that such a statement

seems to mean nothing.

[Kagemusha]

2. This reply may not be late breaking in itself but...

May 24, 2002

Rumsfeld: No Plans to Invade Iraq

The United States has no plans to invade Iraq or any other country, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday, but he refused to discuss the Bush administration's thinking about how to deal with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein

(thanks to: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/ )

[Behind the Aegis]

3. So the opposite must be true.

[Kagemusha]

5. Pretty much. (nt)

nt

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Not surprising. n/t

[Lerkfish]

7. yes, with this administration, the opposite of what they say is true.

its like a reverse barometer

[Behind the Aegis]

9. self-delete

[HuffleClaw]

4. *snicker*

blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda

[Le Taz Hot]

8. We have no plans to attack Iran . . .

however, WHEN they attack us, we, of course, will have no choice but to "defend" ourselves. Gulf of Tonkin anyone?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

10. We have no plans to breathe either, but if forced, well, ya

know how things go.

[maddezmom]

11. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2713916