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Diplomatic deal with Iran may require some very attractive U.S. concessions, says expert
munaeem | 27 February, 2007 14:44
Via Canada.com :Diplomatic deal with Iran may require some very attractive U.S. concessions, says expert
Ted Galen Carpenter, vice-president for defence and foreign policy at the conservative Cato Institute in Washington says :
"I think there is a diplomatic solution, but it requires the United States to put some very attractive concessions on the table in exchange for Iran agreeing to rigorous international inspections of its nuclear program."
""If we offer the normalization of diplomatic and economic relations with Iran, and a security commitment that we are not going to try to engage in forcible regime change, there is a reasonable chance that Iran might agree."
I agree with Ted Galen. US needs to talk to Iran and offer something attractive in return.
For the past five years the Bush administration has followed a failed policy toward Iran, leading to the current dangerous impasse.
It is time for the administration to reassess its strategy, think out of the box, and enter into direct talks with Tehran. The goal would not simply be to defuse the present conflict but to reach a more comprehensive regional security arrangement that includes Iraq as well as other Gulf states.
The more the administration has bullied them, the more intransigent the Iranians have become. Their national consciousness has been raised, and their “right” to attain nuclear power has become a symbol of national pride.
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