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The contrast could not be greater in the manner in which President George W. Bush approached Iraq and President Barack Obama approached Iran. There are many similarities between the concerns in Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2015. Fear of both countries pursuing a nuclear weapons program were and have been omnipresent, respectively. The World's attention turned to each country when the United States became interested in potential nuclear weapons programs. And in 2003 and 2015 the same options were available to each president. Stark Differences President Bush seemingly surrounded himself with individuals who were intent on found a reason to go to war with Iraq. This has been well documented by authors such as Richard Clarke and Bob Woodward. Meanwhile, President Obama seemingly surrounded himself with people who were reluctant with his approach but who were nonetheless committed to his tough diplomacy. President Bush never gave Iraq a chance to negotiate; he insisted that Iraq dismantle all of its WMD programs, programs we later found out had been dismantled years earlier. Meanwhile, President Obama has given Iran more than ample opportunity to negotiate, so much so that it has made many allies concerned that too much was being given away. President Bush insisted on an illogical standard: Iraq had to prove it did not have a WMD program (one can't prove this sort of negative). Meanwhile, President Obama insisted that Iran allow us to ins
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The contrast could not be greater in the manner in which President George W. Bush approached Iraq and President Barack Obama approached Iran. There are many similarities between the concerns in Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2015. Fear of both countries pursuing a nuclear weapons program were and have been omnipresent, respectively. The World's attention turned to each country when the United States became interested in potential nuclear weapons programs. And in 2003 and 2015 the same options were available to each president. Stark Differences President Bush seemingly surrounded himself with individuals who were intent on found a reason to go to war with Iraq. This has been well documented by authors such as Richard Clarke and Bob Woodward. Meanwhile, President Obama seemingly surrounded himself with people who were reluctant with his approach but who were nonetheless committed to his tough diplomacy. President Bush never gave Iraq a chance to negotiate; he insisted that Iraq dismantle all of its WMD programs, programs we later found out had been dismantled years earlier. Meanwhile, President Obama has given Iran more than ample opportunity to negotiate, so much so that it has made many allies concerned that too much was being given away. President Bush insisted on an illogical standard: Iraq had to prove it did not have a WMD program (one can't prove this sort of negative). Meanwhile, President Obama insisted that Iran allow us to insfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1E1weA7
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