'At a news conference afterward, the chancellor said, "We absolutely agree that Iran must say no to any kind of nuclear weapon -- full stop."

The president softened his tone on the possibility of a U.S. attack on Iran. In Belgium the day before, Bush said the idea of an impending American strike on Iran was "ridiculous," but "all options are on the table."'


Why can't he just be straightforward about issues? Is the idea of a strike ridiculous or is it one of many options on the presumably cluttered table? If he had at least said that a strike was not impending but not inconceivable, he would at least look like he could toe a line.

Dance, Dubya, Dance.