BUSH SAYS WORDS COULD LEAD TO DIALOGUE

New Mexico Governor and presidential hopeful, Bill Richardson, told CNN that the worst possible mistake would be to take military action in Iran before exhausting all diplomatic avenues. “Rather than talking to the Iranians about their nuclear program, Mr. Bush makes threats and sends ships over there. This is not a strategy for peace, it is a strategy for war.” When asked to respond, the president said, “I’m not gonna rush into a conversation that we're not prepared for without a clear strategy of how to be articulate. That would embolden the enemy. But I might say a couple words to President Ahmadinejad. Some short ones—maybe two or three letters. If he looks me in the eye like he’s ready to hand over his nuclear weapons, then maybe I'll form a sentence. And who knows. That could lead to a dialogue.”