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On a separate issue, Rice said a State Department review found serious problems with the way private security guards operate in Iraq and that the U.S. may need to change its policies on contractors.

Rice said she and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have told their deputies to study the situation further. Rice already has ordered rule changes so Washington has more oversight of security contractors.

In discussing Iran, Rice said the administration shares Congress' goal of imposing tougher penalties. But, she said, a multilateral approach is necessary and she urged lawmakers to work with the administration.

Last month, the House passed, by a 397-16 vote, legislation aimed at blocking foreign investment in Iran, in particular its lucrative energy sector. The bill, sponsored by Lantos, would bar the president from waiving U.S. penalties.

She was asked whether the administration is considering a military strike in Iran and if Vice President Dick Cheney was leading the charge. The U.S., she said, is committed to diplomacy but will not rule out any option.

"Frankly, the international community has to get a lot tougher if it's going to get resolved diplomatically," she said. "The Iranians are not a state, I don't think, that will change their behavior just through talking to them."

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  • Posted By: TheGardener @ 01/11/2009 12:29:43 PM

    " The protester shouted that Rice was a "war criminal" and should be taken to The Hague, home of an international war crimes tribunal."

    Playing the appeaser tends to produce the above mentioned. In due time, History may tell a very different story about this administration. But,what is the true burden by which this Admin had to live to appease the Oil Barons of the MidEast? Something is just not kosher about educated people repeating historic misrepresentation for 7 years: "Islam is Peace"...what is hidden behind this appeasement? The Media has been silent on this issue too. Why?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFgZBAcKcQA&feature=PlayList&p=D91A106DBB6988D6&index=2

  • Posted By: TheGardener @ 01/11/2009 12:16:05 PM

    Two major booboos of the present Admin.: 1) Islam is peace 2) Dreaming of peace with neighbors who want you to be non-existent.

    The Mid-East peace process is in jeopardy..words of a dreamer/living in denial... Camp David, shaking hands with Arafat, giving him a Nobel Price for Peace and still "No Peace". The biggest slap in the face of other cultures and lifestyles was after 911,W utters the words..."Islam is peace"...while History proves him wrong. 1400 years of Islamic History proves him utterly wrong...and the Media was silent! Why do we lie to ourselves? Why do we play this game of the hypocrite and expect this attitude not to backfire? Amazing to observe human behaviour being told to live in denial of the most basics of historic knowledge.

  • Posted By: Tyler57 @ 04/13/2008 11:13:14 AM

    Admiral Fallon for President!

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