Thompson Says Iran is Most Dangerous

By: John Bentley
Topics: Fred Thompson

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

KNOXVILLE, IOWA -- On the day Pakistan was thrown into turmoil because of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Fred Thompson asserted the most dangerous country in the world is still Iran.

"They're the world's largest sponsor of terrorism," he said. "They've been killing our people in one form or another for many years."

While Pakistan is a country that has nuclear weapons in its arsenal, Iran allegedly does not. But Thompson has maintained they are pursuing them, despite a recent National Intelligence Estimate report which said Iran abandoned a nuclear weapons program in 2003.

"They're in the process of enriching uranium to a level that we do not know," Thompson told the crowd of roughly 60 people. "They are enriching uranium in the same process they would as if they were developing a nuclear program. The weaponization of it is the tail end of the process."

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by nim73 December 29, 2007 11:13 AM EST: fdrrdf like you said you were born in Iran. I live here NOW and we are not talking about people. I am talking about the GOVERNMENT.
The mentality of this government is ALL sorts of terror,just look at what they are doing to Iranians in Iran.(no need to imagine what they would do if they get .... to the others); Reply to this comment


by fdrrdf December 29, 2007 10:50 AM EST: I was born in Iran. Mr Thompson, is wrong even by the standards of the deluded hard right of the United States of America. USA''s most obvious challenge is China, followed by Russia. Amongst Muslim nations Pakistan is the most dangerous and committed to the USA. As it seems various political leaders for reasons best known to themselves are bent on dragging the modern Rome down around themselves with poor policy decision, insane conjectures without self examination. What remains for the rest of us is to hang our heads and lament what could have been rather than what is.; Reply to this comment


by tbweb December 28, 2007 1:26 PM EST: Thompson Says Iran is Most Dangerous

In my humble opinion I would say thats only half true, Russia is also a part of that equation since without modern Russian arms and political support Iran would not be as cocky and arrogant and would probably back down.; Reply to this comment


by nim73 December 28, 2007 11:27 AM EST: I am an Iranian and i agree with Mr Thompson 100%; Reply to this comment


by winghunter December 28, 2007 3:20 AM EST: Geewhiz folks, do you think if Clinton hadn''t completely dismantled the CIA and our other intelligence services to the extent they couldn''t possibly do their job, we just might have the resources to tell us what''s really going on in the Middle East??

John Bolton and several other experts who know who these people are and what the possible threats are completely agree with Fred Thompson but, don''t take my word for it;

Regarding Stratfor, US intelligence, and National Intelligence Estimates
http://cartmanist.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/regarding-stratfor-us-intelligence-and-national-intelligence-estimates/

The Flaws In the Iran Report
by John Bolton
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/05/AR2007120502234.html; Reply to this comment