Tehran rejects claims by the United States and some European Union countries that its nuclear program is aimed at secretly producing weapons, insisting it is for peaceful purposes only.
I must admit, I respect General Powell's opinion greatly, and I hope he's right, but I have a few problems with what he's saying.
First off, how does he know? He's been retired for a few years now, so how's he privy to this information, and if so, is his information correct?
Powell was the secretary of state under President Bush from 2001 to 2005. In September 2004, Powell said Iran's nuclear program was a growing threat and he called for international sanctions.
So does he still feel this way and is merely saying that Iran isn't as close as everyone fears? Does he still call for these sanctions?
What is his take on the nuclear weapon's documents that the Iranians have already admitted to having?
There are too many unanswered questions and too much hiding of the truth for me to believe that the Iranians are being on the up and up about all this.
Sooner or later, it's either sanctions or an Israeli strike that's going to end this in my opinion.
Travis
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