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Iran’s 4th of July Surprise.
It has been nearly two years since the U.S., China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany first offered a package of economic, technological and political incentives to Tehran on condition that it suspend uranium enrichment program to make sufficient weapons grade uranium and then produce plutonium.
Finally Iran has made a response on July 4th to correspond with America’s Independence Day celebrations.
Last month the EU announced more severe sanctions that if exacted could greatly damages Iran’s economy, Israel staged extensive military exercises clearly meant to signal Iran that its time is running out. President Bush increased pressure on the Iranians while France and Germany also signaled displeasure.
Iran’s response was not immediately known but there is small optimism that it will agree to end is nuclear bomb program. It is known that Iran is encouraged that an Obama presidency will usher in a new flaccid “Rodney King” foreign policy, and Iran has little incentive to acquiesce it believes time is entirely on its side, and it is desperate to complete what most believe is at least one nuclear wweapon and some say it already has on hand.