Rice offers Iran prospect of normal ties

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Rice offers Iran prospect of normal ties

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday she believed the nuclear stand-off with Iran could be resolved diplomatically but that Tehran must not be allowed to become a nuclear weapons power.

Just one day after getting agreement on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution against Tehran, Rice offered the incentive of a "more normal relationship" and expanded trade if Iran gave up sensitive nuclear work, according to the prepared text of her speech to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

"Ultimately, though, we believe that we can resolve this problem through diplomacy," Rice said according to the text, which was distributed by conference organizers.

"If Iran would suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities - which is an international demand, not just an American one - then we could begin negotiations, and we could work over time to build a new, more normal relationship," she said.

Rice said this new relationship could be defined not by fear and mistrust but growing cooperation, expanding trade and exchange, and the peaceful resolution of differences.

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aside from muddling the administration's message, why would we want "more normal" relations with a country run by a crack pot?

[NHSparky]

Because recently, even the mullahs are getting tired of Amena-whackjob's shit and giving him the smackdown...

[DumbAss Tanker]

It would be a good thing in a big picture way....there is also a 'divide and conquer' aspect to it as well.

 

[Wretched Excess]

Because recently, even the mullahs are getting tired of Amena-whackjob's shit and giving him the smackdown...

I would think that having more normal relations with iraq as long as al-bennie-hanna is president would simply legitimize al-bennie-hanna.