The president said Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons would ignite an arms race in the Middle East, raise the specter of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists, and allow Iran to behave with impunity in the region.
The world community, Ukraine added, must put pressure on Russia to pull back its "terrorists" and allow Ukrainian and international experts to carry out their inquiry.
"Some people are asking, 'Why are they not going into North Waziristan?' " Among the other possible American requests, this official said, were more intense surveillance of suspected terrorists and allowing more American military advisers to operate in Pakistan.
The greatest concern is the militarization of space, using space-based weapons and satellites to extend the reach of nations or potential terrorists, and allowing more extensive and widespread intelligence gathering than ever before.
"There are key factors to look at," he said, including whether Egypt continues to support peace with Israel and sanctions against Iran; helps in the pursuit of terrorists; and allows international traffic, including Israeli and American transit, through the Suez canal.
All of which points out why it was pretty weird for Bush and Cheney to have spent so many years appeasing those terrorists and allowing them refuge.
The Taliban must not only turn over Osama bin Laden, he said, but must shut down all terrorist training camps and allow American inspections to make sure they have been closed.
"Whereas in the perception of those people running the operation, it was very much, 'you must deal with the terrorists and not allow this to happen'".
The international agencies that handle famines are well able to cope with local food shortfalls, provided warlords, rebels, terrorists and rioters allow them to get their trucks through.
She then accused George Bush of having prior knowledge of the terrorist attacks and allowing them to proceed so as to benefit his friends in the defence industry.
The Obama administration should insist that political dissidents be released, laws restricting public assembly be lifted, the Muslim Brotherhood be declassified as a terrorist organization and allowed to participate in all aspects of public life, and criminal investigations be launched into the unlawful use of lethal force and abuse of detainees by security officials.
