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Posted: Thu, Oct 18 2007, 12:19 pm EDT Post subject: Bush raises specter of 'WWIII' if Iran gets nuclear arms |
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Bush raises specter of 'WWIII' if Iran gets nuclear arms
By David Jackson, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — President Bush planned to talk to reporters Wednesday about domestic issues. Instead, he spent the news conference mostly on foreign affairs, including his blunt assessment that a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to "World War III."
"I've told people that if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing" the Iranians from gaining the means to make nuclear weapons, Bush said.
Bush also urged Turkey not to send more troops into northern Iraq, and refused to comment on reports that Israel attacked a Syrian nuclear plant receiving North Korean help. He played down criticism of his policy on Iran from Russian President Vladimir Putin and of his management of the war in Iraq by one of his former generals.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-17-bush-wednesday_N.htm |
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