Mean time Eliot Engel (D NY) appeared on Fox news this morning for which the transcripts I can not find on the web site, had a lot to say on the matter.   Engel serves on the Foreign Affairs comm, and thank goodness.  As I listened to his interview I keep saying to myself “is this guy for real?”   He was very firm in his opinion that the election was fraudulent.  He also stated his opinion on the regime in general in Iran.  He was very forthcoming about Iran being a serious threat to the US .  He also mention his opinion of needing to add North Korea back on the Terrorist list.  When asked who is more concerning Iran or North Korea?  He stated both! He also stated the need to add China, Russia Japan South Korea to the talks and serious sanctions needed.   He didn’t get all mushy about sitting down and talking he was very straight forward that both Iran and North Korea are real threats and need to be taken seriously.

Again I am sorry I do not have the transcript to copy for you but as a Freedom fighting American I was proud!

Tehran’s test missile………..

The AP did a story today: The Pentagon on Wednesday studied intelligence on Iran’s latest missile test to figure out exactly what was launched and what it shows about Tehran’s missile capabilities………Analysts said an early assessment showed that U.S. tracking systems detected seven missile launches, including a version of Tehran’s longer-range Shahab-3, which officials have said has a range of 1,250 miles. Intelligence analysts were studying data from radar, satellites and other tracking systems to determine the distance it traveled, look at its accuracy and so on, one official said.

Tehran is like a two year old. You tell him no and he does it anyway. You tell him no again and he screams and throws a fit! He states “But I want my nuke” “I want to wipe out Israel“. What they are doing is trying to show they mean business like a two year old having a temper tantrum. But like two year old this too will not work. America needs to remain steadfast. We need to hold firm and not let Iran had nukes or become even more of a threat to Israel, Europe, or any other ally of ours.

And just like a two year old talking usually doesn’t work very well. McCain and the Jr. Senator Obama have been discussing what the best approach to this is.

As reported:
McCain repeated his call for tough new sanctions on Iran to be imposed by a coalition of Democracies, including the U.S. and Europe. “I am convinced that our European allies and friends are ready to impose significant, impactful and meaningful sanctions on the Iranians, especially financial, including trade,” he said.
Asked about Obama’s comments that the missile test represented a failure of diplomacy, McCain said that effective diplomacy has already been tried, with little success.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/09/mccain_criticizes_obama_for_st.html