"The six-power package of perks or penalties"

Rice Warns Iran Does Not Have Much Time: From MYWay

Say that 10 times fast while eating crackers... Oh and while you are at it start warming Kofi up in the bullpen cuz this has as much chance of being accepted by Iran as Saudi Arabia does of winning the World Cup this month. In the article they do not reveal the perks or the penalties, but one could assume at this point that the perks would be something to the affect of more ease in diplomatic relations with the west, trade agreements, help in providing clean nuclear energy, etc... and that penalties would be economic sanctions at this point, what shape they will take remains to be seen, but that is almost a sure thing given that we are not ready to go forward militarily just yet.

On another note, I think their estimates as to when Iran will have a bomb are very liberal to say the least. They have running centrifuges and the help of two of the most advanced nuclear nations on earth. To me 4 years seems optimistic on our part. At any rate, at least when we do go in and blow 10 or so nuclear power plant size wholes in their country, at this rate we will be able to say we exhausted all options diplomaticaly. Though no matter what the left in America will find a way to say we did not.
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Update: From Reuters

"powers are preparing to deliver a pivotal proposal"

I sware I am not making this stuff up... TBC
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Update:

Kerry Attacks Bush Over Iraq Policies

Kerry in his usual mix of partial sense and overt stupidity said in the above article that he would "attach an amendment to this summer's defense appropriations bill calling for a total withdrawal of U.S. combat troops by the end of this year", but went on to admit, "I know I'm not going to get the majority of my own caucus."

He also said this which really did ring true to me:

The sight of politicians haggling over Cabinet seats in the midst of an undiminished insurgency is "a disgrace, and this administration ought to get tough"

The reason I attached it to this post was the Iran content, so read the whole thing.