Wednesday, June 07, 2006

U.S. to give Iran nuclear technology

VIENNA, Austria - A package of incentives presented Tuesday to
"A package of incentives presented Tuesday to Iran includes a provision for the United States to supply Tehran with some nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium — a major concession by Washington, diplomats said." Iran includes a provision for the United States to supply Tehran with some nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium — a major concession by Washington, diplomats said.

The offer was part of a series of rewards offered to Tehran by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, according to the diplomats, who were familiar with the proposals and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were disclosing confidential details of the offer.

The package was agreed on last week by the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia — the five veto-wielding members of the

I doubt we're agreeing to give them anything that can be used militarily. The big question will Iran keep its word in the future should they accept the deal. Is it the best of ideas? Only time will tell. After all, we weren't expecting this to bite us in the ass anymore than we were expecting our funding of Sadaam to.