National Intelligence Estimate: Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003

[Hagbard Celine]

Ahhhh well...no. Nice try, pfftttt not.

Okay, so...nobody in his administration or in the intelligence community thought it'd be prudent to let him in on this little tidbit sooner?

[Mr. P]

Okay, so...nobody in his administration or in the intelligence community thought it'd be prudent to let him in on this little tidbit sooner?

Looks that way.

[gabosaurus]

Just the Bushies lying to us AGAIN. Not a big deal.

[Hagbard Celine]

Looks that way.

In other words, the Bush administration is inept. Got it

[April15]

In other words, the Bush administration is inept. Got it

No man! Just like he alters other intelligence this was withheld until now as war fever is waning.

[avatar4321]

Okay, so...nobody in his administration or in the intelligence community thought it'd be prudent to let him in on this little tidbit sooner?

i doubt they had it verified much sooner.

[avatar4321]

Just the Bushies lying to us AGAIN. Not a big deal.

seriously, do you know what lying means?

Can you deal with the fact that Bush's aggressive policies have indeed stopped Iran's nuclear program?

If Bush was lying about anything, dont you think he would have hid the report? it doesnt take a rocket sciencist to conclude that.

Seriously, you guys are the chief conspiracy nuts.

[retiredman]

Ahhhh well...no. Nice try, pfftttt not.

Do you honestly think that if he had asked the DCI if his schtick to the American people about Iran and WWIII was on the level that he wouldn't have been told otherwise?????

[retiredman]

seriously, do you know what lying means?

Can you deal with the fact that Bush's aggressive policies have indeed stopped Iran's nuclear program?

If Bush was lying about anything, dont you think he would have hid the report? it doesnt take a rocket sciencist to conclude that.

Seriously, you guys are the chief conspiracy nuts.

if by "aggressive policies" you mean invading Iraq, I think that is just an attempt to spitshine a turd.

I think that you, nor I now who all was involved in the diplomatic efforts that causes Iran to rethink its nuclear weapons aspirations.

[Mr. P]

Do you honestly think that if he had asked the DCI if his schtick to the American people about Iran and WWIII was on the level that he wouldn't have been told otherwise?????

Donno what he was or would have been told...NOR do YOU.

[retiredman]

Donno what he was or would have been told...NOR do YOU.

I never said I did...I only point out that the President CAN ask questions of the DCI any time he wants.

He doesn't have to wait until the NIE is printed and published to find that stuff out along with everyone else.

[Yurt]

The Iranian government has admitted they are maintaining a nuclear enrichment program. IAEA reports confirm Iran continues to work on perfecting centrifuge technology that could be used to create highly enriched uranium that could eventually be used in a nuclear weapons program.


They halted, but yet admit they are continue the program of enriching, no wait, "perfecting" the technology that could be used to build nuclear weapons.

You libs need to comprehend what is being said and stop listening to the mouthpieces at your favorite lib watering hole....MSM.

[avatar4321]

if by "aggressive policies" you mean invading Iraq, I think that is just an attempt to spitshine a turd.

I think that you, nor I now who all was involved in the diplomatic efforts that causes Iran to rethink its nuclear weapons aspirations.

Let's see:

We invaded Iraq in 2003 and were more aggressive with the international pressure on Iran to discontinue their nuclear program.

They discontinued the program in 2003.

i can't imagine why they might have stopped the program.

[avatar4321]

The Iranian government has admitted they are maintaining a nuclear enrichment program. IAEA reports confirm Iran continues to work on perfecting centrifuge technology that could be used to create highly enriched uranium that could eventually be used in a nuclear weapons program.


They halted, but yet admit they are continue the program of enriching, no wait, "perfecting" the technology that could be used to build nuclear weapons.

You libs need to comprehend what is being said and stop listening to the mouthpieces at your favorite lib watering hole....MSM.

And why do you think they halted it? I think its obvious. They are waiting till Bush is out of office and hoping we elect someone who wont be as aggressive in stopping them.

[Yurt]

And why do you think they halted it? I think its obvious. They are waiting till Bush is out of office and hoping we elect someone who wont be as aggressive in stopping them.

I don't really believe they "halted" anything. The part I bolded above was from the article. They say halt with one side of their mouth and yet admit they continue to perfect the technology required to build nuclear weapons. This "halting" thing is show only. For all I know, they outwardly stopped pursuing the "weapon" in 2003 because they could not get the technology right to enrich the weapon. I believe they just bragged about a new missile capable of going to Isreal and US interests in the ME.

If they in fact did "halt", I am not sure it was directly because of Bush. Unless Bush was playing some hardball behind the scenes, I don't really recall him publically calling for Iran to halt in 2003.