Big surprise, isn't it? Iran is dragging it's feet and won't respond to the incentive package it was presented until August. The year wasn't specified by the raving loon Iranian president.
"We are studying the proposals. Hopefully, we will present our views about the package by mid-August," Ahmadinejad told a crowd in western Iran in a speech broadcast live on state television.
Speaking at an annual U.S.- European Union summit in Vienna, Austria, Bush said that the mid-August timetable "seems like an awfully long time" to wait for an answer.
"It shouldn't take the Iranians that long to analyze what's a reasonable deal," Bush said.
The offer, presented by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana during a June 6 visit, provides a range of incentives for Iran to impose a moratorium on uranium enrichment, a process that can produce material for nuclear generators or for weapons.
If Iran rejects the deal, Bush has warned that it can expect U.N. Security Council action and progressively stronger political and economic sanctions. The U.S. and Europe are pressing for a quick answer.
Is anyone really surprised by this? The Iranians have never had any intention to negotiate in good faith.
