Saturday is Iran day....so here comes the persian blast

Report hits White House complacency on Iran's regional threat

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WASHINGTON — A new report has warned the Bush administration of the implications of failing to counter a nuclear Iran.

The report said the United States and its NATO allies must work with Gulf Cooperation Council states to form a regional security network to defeat any Iranian threat. Such a network must be capable of stopping nuclear and missile shipments to Teheran. A failure to engage in such planning would be an omission on the magnitude of the failure to adequately plan for the aftermath of regime change in Iraq," the report said. "The planning should include the possibility of follow-on strikes at facilities to prevent their reconstruction and steps to deter or disrupt possible Iranian responses."

The Washington Institute, blaming administration officials for complacency, asserted that the United States must convince Teheran of Washington's determination to stop Iranian nuclear weapons, including through the use of force.

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