Pushing Iran toward the brink of war...

[liberal N proud]

U.S. diplomat tells Iran to back off in Gulf
Burns says U.S. 'will protect its interests if Iran seeks to confront us'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington’s way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday.

Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, ruled out direct negotiations with Iran and said a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran was “not possible” until Iran halts uranium enrichment.

“The Middle East isn’t a region to be dominated by Iran. The Gulf isn’t a body of water to be controlled by Iran. That’s why we’ve seen the United States station two carrier battle groups in the region,” Burns said in an address to the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center, an influential think-tank.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16769024/

[Homer12]

1. Well if this is not a poster board for American Imperialism

I really don't know what is.

Telling nations half way around the world how to act and what they should do.

[acmavm]

2. These friggin' idiots are gonna piss off more than Iran. If a nation

sent their armada to the Gulf of Mexico, how do you think the US and the surrounding countries would react?

[StudentDUer]

3. They really are insane if they go after Iran

This could be World War III proportions. The Democrats need to do something, and so far most of them have been silent.