Friday, February 04, 2005

Rice Says U.S. Won't Aid Europe on Plans for Incentives to Iran - NYT

The New York Times reports, "The Secretary of State said the U.S. would continue to rebuff requests to participate in offering incentives for Iran to drop its suspected nuclear arms program." In a related report, CNN leads with the much more sensational headline - Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda'. For some background on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, see her official State Department website here.

State of the Union 2005: Reality Check - Moving Ideas
President Bush made many statements in Wednesday night's annual State of the Union address that are open to interpretation. Moving Ideas cuts to the quick in its response, providing facts that refute many of the president's claims--from social security to education, the Iraq war, and more.

Thursday, February 03, 2005

State of the Union Address - White House

This is the official transcript of the State of the Union speech given last night. Here are some assorted links looking at the foreign policy side of the speech:

Bush Pushes Aggressive Foreign Policy of "Spreading Democracy" - Democracy Now

Spreading Freedom at Home & Abroad - New York Post

The State of the Union made Bush's Iraq strategy perfectly clear - Slate

In Speech, Bush Sketches a Bold Domestic and Foreign Agenda - NYT

Middle East tops foreign policy agenda - CNN

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Aides outline Bush State of Union address - CNN
You may have heard, the State of the Union address to Congress and the nation is tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Just a friendly reminder. You can expect several major foreign policy issues to be addressed. I'll post a link to the transcript when it becomes available. Here are some other links:

Maybe He'll Surprise Us - Washington Post

Bush's State of the Union in Historical Terms - ABC News

Monday, January 31, 2005

President Congratulates Iraqis on Election - White House
This is the text of remarks by President Bush on the outcome of the successful election in Iraq.