Bush, Merkel, in Germany, Say Iran Must Drop Nuclear Program
July 13 (Bloomberg) --
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President George W. Bush said that Iran must suspend its attempts to develop nuclear weapons as a precondition for economic aid and warned that further economic sanctions are possible if Iran does not comply.
Germany, France and the United Kingdom have offered Iran a package of incentives to drop its nuclear program; Tehran has yet to respond to that proposal, in spite of warnings that the matter may be referred to the United Nations Security Council.
``I truly think they are trying to wait us out'' in an effort to split the coalition that includes the U.S., Russia, Germany, France and Britain, Bush said after a meeting with Merkel in Stralsund, Germany. ``They are going to be sorely mistaken and disappointed that this coalition is a lot stronger than they think.''
Bush said that
if Iran refuses the offer, the next step will be to go to the UN ``and speak with as common a voice as possible.''
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Damit ist bestätigt, was man sich an den eigenen 5 Fingern ohnehin abzählen konnte: Die USA schmieden eine Koalition der Willigen, um später gegen den Iran hart reagieren zu können. Bush hat die Merkel eingeseift! Und nun spielt sie den harten Kurs mit.
Oh wei, da kommt noch was auf deutsche Soldaten zu - und auf den deutschen Steuerzahler!
