CNN: Blair slams Iran as extremist and calls for US action.

[itsmesgd]

Is this the beginning of the march to war with Iran. This would accompany the increased numbers of warships that were in the region but are beginning to head to Iran.

How long do we have, and would they dare do something over the holiday while we are not watching the news. It would be the ultimate "Friday Surprise" to hit us while we drink eggnog.

Blair urges tougher action on Iran
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/20/blair.iran.reut/index.html


Ahmadinejad declares Iran now a nuclear power; Blair: US must tackle threat.
http://www.rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldtribune.com%2Fworldtribune%2F06%2Ffront2454089.979861111.html

[Howardx]

1. US must tackle threat.

tackle it yourself tony

[saigon68]

4. The Poodle can't tackle a dust mite, he squats to relieve himself

[doublethink]

2. Check this headline out ......

"In Mideast, Blair Says Iran Is Main Foe"

Dec. 20, 2006 CBS News .... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/20/ap/world/mainD8M4O2E80.shtml

more war drums.

[Megahurtz]

3. Why don't you do it yourself, Tony? n/t

[VegasWolf]

5. Why would anyone listen to someone as irrelevant as Tony Blair? nt

[itsmesgd]

6. he's our European front-man

Chimpy can't say it, so poodle's getting the drumbeat going. Plus the chimp is heading for his extended holiday in Crawford- isn't that when all the shit hits the fan?

[VegasWolf]

10. Yes, but why would anyone listen to what Tony Blair has to say? nt

[Warren Stupidity]

7. You should quote the actual headline.

However what is interesting is that Blair slams Iran over its position on Israel from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a nation which like almost all the gulf states does not recognize Israel and instead uses the term 'zionist entity' when referring to their neighbor.

[itsmesgd]

9. it was the banner on CNN TV. the article is on the web to back up the claim.

[peacetalksforall]

8. OK, do we need a poll to vote for the day of attack? Assuming

betting would not be allowed. This better not happen.

Will this be the Cheney-Gates answer? Did Gates lie to Congress? Was Congress taken again?

[Eugene]

11. Guardian: Blair must woo Tehran's moderates (Talking tough helps the hard-liners.)

Blair must woo Tehran's moderates


Simon Tisdall
Wednesday December 20, 2006
Guardian Unlimited

Tony Blair claimed today that Iran posed a "strategic challenge" to moderate Middle East
governments and the west as a whole, in a message that will gratify the ruling hardliners
in Tehran. They believe the US and Britain have conspired to undermine the Islamic republic
created after the 1979 revolution - and have failed to recognise its legitimate interests
and aspirations. The prime minister's onslaught will be seen in those quarters as an
acknowledgement that post-Khomeini Iran is finally emerging as a powerful regional player.

Mr Blair certainly did not mean to be complimentary. Little more than a month after floating
a civil "partnership" with Tehran in his annual Guildhall speech, he filed a petition for
divorce in Dubai. What changed his mind on this (and on Syrian engagement) is unclear.
Possibly it was his recent visit to the White House. Whatever the answer, his stated grounds
for seeking a separation were clear.

-snip-

The division of states, governments or "elements" of governments into good and bad guys was
once the exclusive preserve of the US president. Not any more. And this change, too, will be
welcomed by the ideologues of Tehran and Qom. Leaders such as Ayatollah Muhammad Taghi
Mesbah-Yazdi, spiritual adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, counsel confrontation
rather then reconciliation with the west. In their view, it strengthens Iranians' sense of
national identity and solidarity - and helps excuse, or at least distract attention from,
domestic problems.

Mr Blair's pledge to expand security cooperation with Gulf states, coinciding with reports of a
planned US naval build-up and continuing efforts at the UN to sanction Iran's nuclear
programmes, may also embolden hardliners on all sides. And his inclusion of undemocratic,
oligarchic Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the modernisers' camp will puzzle and dismay thwarted
reformers and non-violent Islamists in both countries. In his quest for Middle East moderation,
Mr Blair risks pushing matters to extremes.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldbriefing/story/0,,1976314,00.html

Tony Blair is back to toeing the BushCo party line.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

14. Even the BBC refers to this call differently than CNN..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6194789.stm

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. U.S. vs Britain

The American media may be pounding war drums, but Britain isn't as far as I can make out.

[datadiva]

12. Great, I've got an idea

Why don't you go do it yourself Blair. Leave the US out of it! US must tackle threat. Shit this pisses me off!

[rodeodance]

13. so now the Poodle is barking at Bush (the US)--to 'do' something????????

[KansDem]

16. I wish he'd do what most poodles do when encountering a bush...

Just pee on him!

I suppose though that'd be too much to ask...