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Iran's nuclear program: Is regime change the way to stop it?

While Obama officials tout tougher sanctions to get Iranians to the negotiating table, foreign policy conservatives are looking to revive regime change as the way to stop Iran's nuclear program.

By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer / December 17, 2010
Washington
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Borne of two catalysts – frustration over President Obama’s attempts at engagement with the Iranian regime, and anticipation of the more-Republican Congress taking office in January – the push for a harder line toward Iran looks beyond economic sanctions for pressuring the Tehran regime.
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Among the top priorities of the members of Congress, former Bush administration officials, and Iran experts touting an overtly anti-regime policy is removal of an exiled Iranian opposition group – the People’s Mojahedin of Iran or the MEK (Mujahideen-e Khalq) – from the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations.
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Immer wieder erstaunlich wie naiv die amerikanischen Konservativen tatsächlich sind. Mit der Untersützung der Mujahedin-e Khalq und ein paar dutzend Terroranschlägen im Iran möchte man die iranischen Herzen gewinnen und den Weg in eine demokratische pro-westliche Zukunft des Landes einläuten:

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“Our effort to support freedom in Iran is … weak and inconsistent at its very best,” says Frances Townsend, former national security adviser to President Bush for homeland security and counterterrorism. Removing the MEK from the terrorist list, she adds, would send Iranians the message that “our policy goals are a reflection of our values.”
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