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VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once it is offered an international package of rewards to encourage it to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could soon close and be replaced by penalties. "It really needs to be within weeks," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told NBC.

Iran insists its nuclear work is peaceful and aimed at developing a new energy source. Mottaki, Iran's foreign minister, welcomed the idea of direct talks but rebuffed the U.S. condition that Tehran must suspend uranium enrichment before talks can begin.

At the White House, President George W. Bush warned that the confrontation would go to the Security Council should Iran continue to enrich uranium. "If they continue their obstinance, if they continue to say to the world, 'We really don't care what your opinion is,' then the world is going to act in concert," Bush said.


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In other words we don't have the troop strength to go it alone this time and Shrub may have learned his lesson on the pitfalls of such grandstanding. When we do start bombing them, the available troops that are all ready stretched too thin are going to get stretched even further and the draft talk will be louder - perhaps even prior to an offensive.