2008 Woodie Awards
President Bush and British PM agree on tough approach on Iran
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Nation
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown tried to dispel doubts about their relationship yesterday, showcasing personal bonhomie as well as common ground on a range of vexing issues, from the war in Iraq and a showdown with Iran to global trade and crises in Sudan and Zimbabwe.
Brown, particularly, appeared to make an effort to move beyond the leaders' frosty first meeting in July.
The British prime minister, then only a month in office as successor to top Bush ally Tony Blair, was given a coveted invite to the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David. But he displayed stiff formality that led some to question whether he would work as closely as Blair - or much at all - with Bush.
That didn't seem in question in the Rose Garden after yesterday's nearly 90-minute Oval Office session between the two.
On Iran, Brown offered staunch support for his host's tough stance on the need to rein in Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
Brown said "I make no apology" for seeking to persuade European leaders to extend European sanctions against Iran, to include investments and liquefied natural gas. "Iran is in breach of a nonproliferation treaty," he said. "Iran has not told the truth to the international community about what its plans are."
Brown, particularly, appeared to make an effort to move beyond the leaders' frosty first meeting in July.
The British prime minister, then only a month in office as successor to top Bush ally Tony Blair, was given a coveted invite to the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David. But he displayed stiff formality that led some to question whether he would work as closely as Blair - or much at all - with Bush.
That didn't seem in question in the Rose Garden after yesterday's nearly 90-minute Oval Office session between the two.
On Iran, Brown offered staunch support for his host's tough stance on the need to rein in Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
Brown said "I make no apology" for seeking to persuade European leaders to extend European sanctions against Iran, to include investments and liquefied natural gas. "Iran is in breach of a nonproliferation treaty," he said. "Iran has not told the truth to the international community about what its plans are."
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