Harry Reid STILL don't get it!!!

Reid says U.S. strike on Iran would be destabilizing

Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:44PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejected on Monday another prominent senator's call for a military strike against Iran, saying a U.S. attack would destabilize the Middle East.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut and chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said over the weekend the United States should be prepared to use military force to stop Iran from training and equipping Iraqi militants blamed for the deaths of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Iran has denied supplying Iraqis with armor-piercing munitions and U.S. officials say they cannot prove complicity on the part of the Tehran government.

But Lieberman, appearing on CBS' Sunday program "Face the Nation," said the United States had "good evidence" that Iraqis were being trained to use the weapons at a camp inside Iran. He advocated a military strike in retaliation, saying much of the job could be done with air strikes.

"The invasion of (Iran) is only going to destabilize that part of the world more," Reid said on Monday after speaking at a forum hosted by the Center for American Progress think tank.

"I know Joe means well, but I don't agree with him," the Nevada Democrat added. He advocated continued diplomatic efforts with Iran instead.

Reid's comments appeared on thinkprogress.org, a Center for American Progress blog, and were confirmed by his Senate staff.

Analysts described Lieberman's comments as an escalation of official U.S. rhetoric. Up to now, officials including President George W. Bush have vowed to confront any Iranian networks found inside Iraq.

"This takes it across the border," said Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert at the Council on Foreign Relations.

"But it would not be a surgical limited strike. It could potentially escalate into a much more serious confrontation between the two countries, and if that's the direction Lieberman wants to go, he has to be very honest about the potential pitfalls."

The White House said the Bush administration delivered a strong message to Iran during meetings last month in Iraq.

"We urge the Iranians to live up to their commitment to play a positive role inside Iraq," said White House National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe, who was traveling with Bush in Bulgaria.

State Department spokesman Tom Casey responded to Lieberman's comments by saying the United States is pursuing "a diplomatic policy with respect to Iran."

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1120228220070611?feedType=RSS&rpc=22


MY THOUGHTS

I posted a story similar to this yesterday, which spoke about Joe Leiberman's position on Iran. I thought I would be fair, and post one from the other side as well.

There is really not to much for me to say that I have not said already. Now, Harry Reid suggets that a military strike on one of the most dangerous nations in the Middle East would DESTABLIZE the region? This is so good. If he was not being serious, I would laugh until it would would my sides. But, unfortunatly, he is being serious. A rouge regime with a nuke will not destabalize the region, but a military strike on said nation will! This is the Democratic Party at its finest. First, they tell us the war in Iraq is destablizing the region, then it is a strike on Iran. Which one is it. If the region is already in disaray, then how could another strike put it in disaray?

Here is what I think. I think the Democrats are afraid to win this war...because it will give Republicans a HUGE boost going into 2008. They ONLY care about politics, not about the people who they represent. If it means losing a war to get them elected, they will do it in a heartbeat. You have to understand the mind of a Defeatist to really understand what is going on in this country today. Sadly, most do not, and keep falling for the same old tricks as they have before. No Republican nor nothing that I can write about in this blog will ever change the mind of a Defeatist.

To them, we should keep TALKING with the Iranians, to try and work something out. To me, I always thought that this country had a policy not to negotiate with terrorists, but I guess I was wrong about this natiopn once again. It is falling into the hands of the peace crowd, and nothing good can come out of that. I am sure there were people who thought they could TALK to Adolf Hitler, also. This man in Iran is no different...he just has not been able to KILL the Jews he actually wants to, because he knows they will fight back. This is not 1939 anymore...we should have learned from our past experiences with rouge states, but we have not. Some of you do not know your History, and that is sad. People who do not know their History are condemned to repeat it. If the Dems take full control, the peace crowd will have the FULL floor, and there will be nothing that we can do to stop them.

Some one recently told me that we should give peace a chance.....I say lets give WAR a chance....we have given peace a chance long enough. Time to give Iran what they want...a War. Nothing less.....if you people think they will stop giving weapons to terrorists in Iraq or stop their nuclear program...I got a nice spot on the moon to sell ya!!!