久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

Powell sees no need to use military against Iran
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-03-06 11:37

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday said he saw no need for military action against Iran for its suspected development of nuclear weapons, given strong diplomatic efforts to address the issue.   

Powell told Fuji Television in an interview that although military force remained an option, President Bush had made it clear that he wanted to find a diplomatic solution.

"Just because there is the possibility you could use military force, I don't see any need to think about that right now because there are ... strong diplomatic efforts under way," Powell told Fuji Television's "Hodo 2001" program.

"The international community has come together to make it clear to Iran that they should not develop nuclear weapons and we are developing the efforts of the European Union... and we are working with the International Atomic Energy Agency, so the issue of conflict for Iran I don't think arises yet," he told the Japanese television station in a live interview.

Bush last week edged toward backing Europe's offer of incentives to Iran to abandon nuclear arms, but U.S. officials say it could take several weeks to work out agreement on the issue.

The United States would like Britain, France and Germany, the so-called EU3 who are trying to negotiate an end to Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, to back taking Iran to the U.N. Security Council and perhaps imposing U.N. sanctions.

The EU3 have offered Iran economic and political incentives if it abandons its uranium enrichment program, which could produce fuel for nuclear power plants or atomic weapons.

Tehran has temporarily frozen most of the program but has refused to abandon it.

Washington accuses Iran of developing nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program. Tehran denies that, insisting its aim is the peaceful generation of electricity.

Powell, whose preference for diplomacy over military solutions put him at odds with some hard-liners with the Bush administration over Iraq, said North Korea's nuclear program also posed a threat but he believed diplomatic efforts would succeed in that case.

He said the cases of North Korea and Iran were different from the situation in Iraq, primarily because there was a "hot conflict going on" with then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over his repeated violations of U.N. resolutions.

"They were violating UN resolution after UN resolution after UN resolution, and it was time to do something about Iraq," he said. "But I think there is time for democratic efforts to produce a solution to the effort with North Korea and with Iran."

He acknowledged that he had differences with some U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, over how much time to give the United Nations to resolve the dispute with Iraq before the United States declared war.

But he insisted that Washington's preference was "always to try to find a peaceful solution to the problem and not look for an opportunity to go to war."



 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

US-Japan security alliance should not include Taiwan

 

   
 

Market to have bigger say in yuan rate

 

   
 

Grain self-sufficiency still key for nation

 

   
 

Leading group to oversee energy sector

 

   
 

Heinz recalls its dye-fouled products

 

   
 

Economic zone facing Taiwan proposed

 

   
  Powell sees no need to use military against Iran
   
  Bush plays down Canada's missile defense decision
   
  Palestinians seize weapons in new crackdown
   
  Italy demands answers on hostage shooting
   
  Abbas urges Israeli hand over of West Bank
   
  Pakistan kills two Al Qaeda suspects, arrests 11
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 97视频免费在线观看 | 亚洲美女在线观看播放 | 欧美日韩高清观看一区二区 | 日韩一级一欧美一级国产 | 在线精品欧美日韩 | 国产成人精品一区二区免费 | 啪啪一级视频 | 91免费国产高清观看 | 国产精品久久久久久久久福利 | 成人毛片在线观看 | 国产亚洲精品美女一区二区 | 男人精品一线视频在线观看 | 国产福利最新手机在线观看 | 亚洲视频免 | 成人久久久久 | 欧美专区一区 | 国产高清在线精品一区在线 | 国产成人精品视频播放 | 国产伦码精品一区二区 | 久久高清一区二区三区 | 亚洲影视一区二区 | 欧美午夜激情影院 | 国产片自拍 | 国产福利一区二区在线精品 | 成 人免费va视频 | 成人国产精品免费网站 | 美女张开腿给人网站 | www.九九| 一级一片免费视频播放 | 一个人看的www日本高清视频 | 91成人免费观看在线观看 | 国产精品免费看久久久 | 欧美日韩视频一区二区在线观看 | 久久精品国产三级不卡 | 精品国产一区二区三区不卡在线 | 欧美一级二级三级视频 | 亚洲欧洲一级 | 亚洲高清在线观看播放 | 久草手机在线观看视频 | 大学生一级一片第一次欧美 | 国产精品看片 |