"The impact of the National Intelligence Estimate’s conclusion — that Iran had halted a military program in 2003, though it continues to enrich uranium, ostensibly for peaceful uses — will be felt in endless ways at home and abroad."
Does anyone else here echoes of Iraq and WMD in this:
I think it is very important for the international community to recognize the fact that if Iran were to develop the knowledge that they could transfer to a clandestine program it would create a danger for the world. And so I view this report as a warning signal that they had the program, they halted the program. And the reason why it's a warning signal is that they could restart it. And the thing that would make a restarted program effective and dangerous is the ability to enrich uranium, the knowledge of which could be passed on to a hidden program.
Text of President Bush’s Press Conference on Iran’s Nuclear Program.
Maybe George W. should change his name to Peter?
Some more items that have come to my attention: Time to Talk to Iran, The Myth of the Mad Mullahs, The Right Nuclear Red Line, The report changes nothing: Iran is still a threat, says defiant George W. Bush (and do read the reader's comments), and Joy in Iran over nuclear bomb report, but Bush still sees danger.